hodden

/ ˈhɒdɪn; ˈhɒdən /

noun

a coarse homespun cloth produced in Scotland: hodden grey is made by mixing black and white wools

Origin of hodden¹

C18: Scottish, of obscure origin

Women had come in bright-hued calicoes and sun-bonnets, and bearded, gaunt men in hodden-gray.

She no longer wore a skirt of beautiful green, but a long robe of hodden grey covered her from head to foot.

During a turn round Bridge Street, a country cart heaves alongside, steered by a stalwart man in hodden gray.

It was the purple and fine gold which first caught her fancy, though on reflection she might decide for the hodden-grey.

Miss Jessop feared the coming of the customs boat as much as Hodden feared the reporters.

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