stroud

[ stroud ]

noun

a coarse woolen cloth, blanket, or garment formerly used by the British in bartering with the North American Indians.

Origin of stroud

First recorded in 1670–80; named after Stroud in Gloucestershire, England, where woolens are made

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How to use stroud in a sentence

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Colonel Fox, member for stroud, accepted the Chiltern hundreds in his favour, and became secretary to the ordnance.
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And malignantly, his eyes blazing with a jealous, evil light, he shot stroud—twice.
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For the horseman who had ridden out of the covert was stroud, the Rancho Seco straw-boss.
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They came upon stroud, lying near some bushes, and they saw his horse, grazing on the tall grass near by.
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But one day, when walking from stroud into Gloucester, I happened to meet a real beggar.
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British Dictionary definitions for stroud

stroud

/ (straʊd) /

noun

a coarse woollen fabric

Origin of stroud

C17: perhaps named after Stroud, textile centre in Gloucestershire

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