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
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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 Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth
She put a new candle in her lantern; she changed her shawl for a maud, and leaving the door on latch, she sallied out.
From Half a Life-Time Ago by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
"Yes; go on, you; I coom py undt py; I dtink t'ere iss vun maud come into dot gardten, vhat I haf not pefore seen since more as acht years, alreadty!"
From Strong Hearts by George Washington Cable
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 Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
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
The leader, who is in his final six months of office, has asked the government to come up with "concrete responses" within weeks to the unrest by high school pupils, spokeswoman Maud Bregeon told reporters.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
“Actually, Nevermind” opens with an eclectic mix of three quotes from “Anne of Green Gables” by Lucy Maud Montgomery, celebrated writer Joan Didion, and the 2001 Anne Hathaway-led comedy film “The Princess Diaries.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Maud Moulle, its general manager, said that it “isn’t really something that fits in with what Chez Panisse represents.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
King Harald was laid to rest there alongside several members of the royal family, including his father King Olav V, his mother Crown Princess Märtha, and his grandparents, King Haakon VII and Queen Maud.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Beyond it, between weeds and water, Aunt Maud herself was stretched out in a bed of cress.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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