maud
a gray woolen plaid worn by shepherds and others in S Scotland.
a rug or wrap of like material, used as a traveling robe, steamer rug, etc.
Origin of maud
1Other definitions for Maud (2 of 2)
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 RankinThe Lady Maudes of the world, whatever imprudences they might permit themselves, certainly never 'fell in love.'
Lord Kilgobbin | Charles LeverBefore entering this chapel note the stone built into the wall and known as "Maudes Heart."
Seaward Sussex | Edric Holmes
British Dictionary definitions for maud
/ (mɔːd) /
a shawl or rug of grey wool plaid formerly worn in Scotland
Origin of maud
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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