wadmal
or wad·maal, wad·mel, wad·mol, wad·moll
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.
Origin of wadmal
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How to use wadmal in a sentence
He hung some grey wadmal in front of the hole, and it looked from the road below as if one could see through.
Grettir The Strong | UnknownHe didn't care about the sodden wadmal breeks and tunic that hung around his skin.
The Valor of Cappen Varra | Poul William AndersonLeif 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.
Grettir The Strong | Unknown
British Dictionary definitions for wadmal
/ (ˈwɒdməl) /
a coarse thick woollen fabric, formerly woven esp in Orkney and Shetland, for outer garments
Origin of wadmal
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