maud

[ mawd ]
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noun
  1. a gray woolen plaid worn by shepherds and others in S Scotland.

  2. a rug or wrap of like material, used as a traveling robe, steamer rug, etc.

Origin of maud

1
First recorded in 1780–90; perhaps apocopated variant of obsolete maldy a coarse gray woolen cloth

Other definitions for Maud (2 of 2)

Maud
[ mawd ]

noun
  1. Also Maude. a female given name, form of Matilda.

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How to use maud in a sentence

  • They loved Maudes tales of her own dreadful doings quite as well as Maude loved to tell them.

    Girls of Highland Hall | Carolyn Watson Rankin
  • The Lady Maudes of the world, whatever imprudences they might permit themselves, certainly never 'fell in love.'

    Lord Kilgobbin | Charles Lever
  • Before entering this chapel note the stone built into the wall and known as "Maudes Heart."

    Seaward Sussex | Edric Holmes

British Dictionary definitions for maud

maud

/ (mɔːd) /


noun
  1. a shawl or rug of grey wool plaid formerly worn in Scotland

Origin of maud

1
C18: of unknown origin

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