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blad

blad noun: a portfolio.

Noun

blad (plural blads)

  1. (Scotland) A portfolio.
  2. (Scotland) A blotting book or blotting pad.
  3. (Scotland) A fragment or lump.
  4. (Australia, wholesale, food trade) A single sheet for use in a display book, illustrating a particular product (usually confectionery or soft drink) available from a wholesaler.

Forms of blad

pluralblads
alternative formblaud

Origin of blad

Apparently from a dialectal variant of blade. Compare Danish blad (“leaf”), Swedish blad (“leaf”).

Questions about blad

What does blad mean?
Blad means a portfolio.
What part of speech is blad?
Blad is a noun.
What is the plural of blad?
The plural of blad is blads.

Words near blad in the dictionary

  1. blacky-white
  2. blacky-whites
  3. Blacon
  4. blactivist
  5. blactivists
  6. blad
  7. bladder
  8. bladder campion
  9. bladder campions
  10. bladder cancer
  11. bladder cancers

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