hodden
hoddin (ˈhɒdɪn)
/ (ˈhɒdən) /
a coarse homespun cloth produced in Scotland: hodden grey is made by mixing black and white wools
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How to use hodden in a sentence
Women had come in bright-hued calicoes and sun-bonnets, and bearded, gaunt men in hodden-gray.
The Code of the Mountains | Charles Neville BuckShe no longer wore a skirt of beautiful green, but a long robe of hodden grey covered her from head to foot.
Stories from the Ballads | Mary MacGregorDuring a turn round Bridge Street, a country cart heaves alongside, steered by a stalwart man in hodden gray.
Ireland as It Is | Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)It was the purple and fine gold which first caught her fancy, though on reflection she might decide for the hodden-grey.
The Half-Hearted | John BuchanMiss Jessop feared the coming of the customs boat as much as hodden feared the reporters.
One Day's Courtship | Robert Barr
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