maud
noun
a gray woolen plaid worn by shepherds and others in S Scotland.
maud
1 American
[mawd]
/ mɔd /
noun
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a gray woolen plaid worn by shepherds and others in S Scotland.
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a rug or wrap of like material, used as a traveling robe, steamer rug, etc.
maud
British
/ mɔːd /
noun
Etymology
Origin of maud
First recorded in 1780–90; perhaps apocopated variant of obsolete maldy a coarse gray woolen cloth
Example Sentences
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Well, I declare!" wrathfully began Hannah, but Ishmael gently interrupted her: "I have bought a fine Scotch tartan shawl for you, Aunt Hannah, and a heavy shepherd's maud for Uncle Reuben.
From Self-Raised Or, From the Depths by Southworth, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte
As Lockhart truly says, Hogg "was the most extraordinary man that ever wore the maud of a shepherd."
From Sir Walter Scott and the Border Minstrelsy by Lang, Andrew
Before we set out to meet the fugitive, I caused them to disguise themselves—your mother having my wife's maud, and she a dress she had never before worn.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 by Various
Hogg was perhaps the most remarkable man that ever wore the maud of a shepherd.
From The Book of Household Management by Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary)
There was: a figure swathed in an ulster, a maud over the ulster, and a high hat on the top of all.
From The Old Wives' Tale by Bennett, Arnold
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