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faulds

faulds is the plural of fauld.

Meaning of fauld

Noun

fauld (plural faulds)

  1. (historical) A piece of armor worn below a breastplate to protect the waist and hips.
  2. The arch over the dam of a blast furnace; the tymp arch.

Proper noun capitalized: Faulds

Faulds (plural Fauldses)

  1. A surname from Scots.

Forms of faulds

pluralFauldses

Origin of faulds

Scottish habitational surname.

Questions about faulds

What does faulds mean?
Faulds means a surname from Scots.
What is faulds the plural of?
Faulds is the plural of fauld.
What part of speech is faulds?
Faulds is a proper noun.

Words near faulds in the dictionary

  1. Faulconer
  2. Faulconers
  3. faulcons
  4. fauld
  5. Fauldhouse
  6. faulds
  7. Fauldses
  8. faule
  9. Faulensee
  10. faules
  11. Faulhaber

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