stroud
a coarse woolen cloth, blanket, or garment formerly used by the British in bartering with the North American Indians.
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How to use stroud in a sentence
Byzantium by Ben stroud A debut collection of stories that spans countries and eras with delightful ease.
This Week’s Hot Reads: July 29, 2013 | Jessica Ferri, Damaris Colhoun | July 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTColonel Fox, member for stroud, accepted the Chiltern hundreds in his favour, and became secretary to the ordnance.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. NolanAnd malignantly, his eyes blazing with a jealous, evil light, he shot stroud—twice.
'Drag' Harlan | Charles Alden SeltzerFor the horseman who had ridden out of the covert was stroud, the Rancho Seco straw-boss.
'Drag' Harlan | Charles Alden SeltzerThey came upon stroud, lying near some bushes, and they saw his horse, grazing on the tall grass near by.
'Drag' Harlan | Charles Alden Seltzer
But one day, when walking from stroud into Gloucester, I happened to meet a real beggar.
Beggars | W. H. (William Henry) Davies
British Dictionary definitions for stroud
/ (straʊd) /
a coarse woollen fabric
Origin of stroud
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