hodden
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of hodden
C18: Scottish, of obscure origin
Example Sentences
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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 Alice Birkhead
These Quakers would have the world go in hodden gray, and clumsy shoes and stockings.
From A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia by Amanda Minnie Douglas
During a turn round Bridge Street, a country cart heaves alongside, steered by a stalwart man in hodden gray.
From Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule by Robert John Buckley
As he watched and waited there stole down from the fells above him 'oncome' of mist or 'haar' from the eastward, which soon drew a plaid of hodden grey above the shoulder of Shillmoor.
From Border Ghost Stories by Howard Pease
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 Tom Bevan
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