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hoddengray

hoddengray noun: a coarse cloth made of undyed wool, formerly worn by Scottish peasants.

Noun

hoddengray (uncountable)

  1. (Scotland, archaic) A coarse cloth made of undyed wool, formerly worn by Scottish peasants.
    • coat/suit of hoddengray

Forms of hoddengray

alternative formhoddengrey

Origin of hoddengray

Perhaps related to English hoiden (“rustic, clownish”) and gray.

Questions about hoddengray

What does hoddengray mean?
Hoddengray means a coarse cloth made of undyed wool, formerly worn by Scottish peasants.
What part of speech is hoddengray?
Hoddengray is a noun.

Words near hoddengray in the dictionary

  1. Hodapp
  2. Hodapps
  3. Hodas
  4. hodded
  5. hodden
  6. hoddengray
  7. hoddengrey
  8. hoddens
  9. hoddeok
  10. hoddeoks
  11. hodder

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