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

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

That group, with wild beards and long unkempt hair, clad in rough garments of every shade, from "butternut" to hodden gray, come evidently from the far uplands of Virginia.

From Border and Bastille by Lawrence, George A. (George Alfred)

The burial service was read over him and then Prince Henry, clothed in a cloak of hodden gray, and carrying a beggar's wallet, was thrust from the door of the church into perpetual banishment.

From The Children's Longfellow Told in Prose by Hayman, Doris

But Meg, poor Meg! maun wi' the shepherds stay, And tak what God will send in hodden gray.'

From Allan Ramsay Famous Scots Series by Smeaton, William Henry Oliphant

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