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wadmal

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

[ wod-muhl ]
/ ˈwɒd məl /

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.

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Origin of wadmal

1350–1400; Middle English <Old Norse vathmāl, equivalent to vāth cloth (cognate with Old English wæd;see weed2) + māl measure (see piecemeal)

Words nearby wadmal

waders, wadi, Wadi Halfa, wading bird, wading pool, wadmal, Wad Medani, wadna, wadset, Wadsworth, wady
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British Dictionary definitions for wadmal

wadmal
/ (ˈwɒdməl) /

noun

a coarse thick woollen fabric, formerly woven esp in Orkney and Shetland, for outer garments

Word Origin for wadmal

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