maud

¹ American  

[mawd] / mɔd /

noun

1. a gray woolen plaid worn by shepherds and others in S Scotland.

2. a rug or wrap of like material, used as a traveling robe, steamer rug, etc.

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Maud ² American  

[mawd] / mɔd /

noun

1. Matilda.

2. Also Maude. a female given name, form of Matilda.

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maud British  

/ mɔːd /

noun

1. a shawl or rug of grey wool plaid formerly worn in Scotland

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Etymology

Origin of maud

First recorded in 1780–90; perhaps apocopated variant of obsolete maldy a coarse gray woolen cloth

Example Sentences

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

Then wrapping himself in a large maud and pulling a slouched hat over his eyes, he left the room, descended the stairs and went out.

From Self-Raised Or, From the Depths by Southworth, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte

I was within sight of the holly-trees, when I saw a shepherd coming down the hill, bearing something in his arms wrapped in his maud.

From Curious, if True Strange Tales by Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn

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

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

Related Words

• burro
• horse
• mule