stroud

[ stroud ]

/ straʊd /

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noun

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

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Origin of stroud

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

Words nearby stroud

strophoid, strophulus, stropper, stroppy, Strother, stroud, strove, strow, stroy, Strozzi, struck

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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.
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Colonel 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. Nolan
And malignantly, his eyes blazing with a jealous, evil light, he shot Stroud—twice.
'Drag' Harlan|Charles Alden Seltzer
For the horseman who had ridden out of the covert was Stroud, the Rancho Seco straw-boss.
'Drag' Harlan|Charles Alden Seltzer

They 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

stroud

/ (straʊd) /

noun

a coarse woollen fabric

Word Origin for stroud

C17: perhaps named after Stroud, textile centre in Gloucestershire

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