maud

[ mawd ]
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noun
  1. a gray woolen plaid worn by shepherds and others in S Scotland.

  2. a rug or wrap of like material, used as a traveling robe, steamer rug, etc.

Origin of maud

1
First recorded in 1780–90; perhaps apocopated variant of obsolete maldy a coarse gray woolen cloth

Other definitions for Maud (2 of 2)

Maud
[ mawd ]

noun
  1. Also Maude. a female given name, form of Matilda.

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How to use maud in a sentence

  • Tell Lady Maude the candid truth, and take shame and blame to yourself, as you deserve.

    Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry Wood
  • I should like it to be used for Maude; and mind, I'll see to everything; you need not give yourself any trouble at all.

    Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry Wood
  • Lady Maude advanced; she had really come in by accident; her head was bent, her eyelashes rested on her flushed cheeks.

    Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry Wood
  • Lady Maude sat alone in her room; the white robes upon her, the orthodox veil, meant to shade her fair face thrown back from it.

    Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry Wood
  • And the countess-dowager fanned herself complacently, and neither she nor Maude cared for the absence of a groomsman.

    Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry Wood

British Dictionary definitions for maud

maud

/ (mɔːd) /


noun
  1. a shawl or rug of grey wool plaid formerly worn in Scotland

Origin of maud

1
C18: of unknown origin

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