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wadmal

or wad·maal, wad·mel, wad·mol, wad·moll

[ wod-muhl ]

noun

  1. a bulky woolen fabric woven of coarse yarn and heavily napped, formerly much used in England and Scandinavia for the manufacture of durable winter garments.


wadmal

/ ˈwɒdməl /

noun

  1. a coarse thick woollen fabric, formerly woven esp in Orkney and Shetland, for outer garments
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of wadmal1

1350–1400; Middle English < Old Norse vathmāl, equivalent to vāth cloth (cognate with Old English wæd; weed 2 ) + māl measure ( piecemeal )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of wadmal1

C14: from Old Norse vathmal, from vath cloth + mal measure
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Example Sentences

He hung some grey wadmal in front of the hole, and it looked from the road below as if one could see through.

He didn't care about the sodden wadmal breeks and tunic that hung around his skin.

Leif gave her a gold finger-ring, a Greenland wadmal mantle, and a belt of walrus-tusk.

Leif gave her a gold finger-ring, a Greenland Wadmal mantle, and a belt of walrus tusk.

His father would not give him any outfit for his voyage beyond his bare provisions and a little wadmal.

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