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wadmal
or wad·maal, wad·mel, wad·mol, wad·moll
[ wod-muhl ]
noun
- 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
- a coarse thick woollen fabric, formerly woven esp in Orkney and Shetland, for outer garments
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Word History and Origins
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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.
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He didn't care about the sodden wadmal breeks and tunic that hung around his skin.
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Leif gave her a gold finger-ring, a Greenland wadmal mantle, and a belt of walrus-tusk.
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Leif gave her a gold finger-ring, a Greenland Wadmal mantle, and a belt of walrus tusk.
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His father would not give him any outfit for his voyage beyond his bare provisions and a little wadmal.
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