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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| —n | |
| a coarse thick woollen fabric, formerly woven esp in Orkney and Shetland, for outer garments | |
| [C14: from Old Norse vathmal, from vath cloth + mal measure] | |
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