wadmal

American  

[wod-muhl] / ˈwɒd məl /

Or wadmaal,

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.

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wadmal British  

/ ˈwɒdməl /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of wadmal

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

Example Sentences

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

From Grettir the Strong, Icelandic Saga by Unknown

His companions were two strong broad-shouldered fellows, with red wadmal cloaks, over dirty leathern breeches, and with broad swords and daggers in their thickly padded belts, which also appeared to serve them as purses.

From King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 1 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. by Ingemann, Bernhard Severin

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

From Grettir the Strong, Icelandic Saga by Unknown

May be it seems little to you," said Gisli; "but I would sooner part with thirty hundred ells of wadmal.

From Grettir the Strong, Icelandic Saga by Unknown

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

From The Valor of Cappen Varra by Anderson, Poul William