hodden

British  

/ ˈhɒdɪn, ˈhɒdən /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of hodden

C18: Scottish, of obscure origin

Example Sentences

What, though on hamely fare we dine, Wear hodden pray, and a' that?

From Twentieth Century Negro Literature Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro by Culp, Daniel Wallace

The game of love is the same, whether the players be clad in velvet or in hodden grey.

From St. Patrick's Eve by Lever, Charles James

Man, the great mime, must move the Momus vein, Whether he follow fashion or the wain, In ermine or in hodden.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, January 25th, 1890 by Various

Class distinctions were observed rigidly, and the merchant clad in hodden grey and the lawyer robed in black were pushed aside with some contempt when there was any conflict between the aristocrats.

From Heroes of Modern Europe by Birkhead, Alice

The rough farmer in hodden gray had disappeared, and in his place stood a stalwart and handsome young gentleman in green slashed doublet and hosen of soft cream cloth.

From Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea by Bevan, Tom