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Nithsdale

Nithsdale noun: a hood that can be drawn over the face.

Noun

Nithsdale (plural Nithsdales)

  1. A hood that can be drawn over the face.

Proper noun

Nithsdale

  1. The valley of the River Nith in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland.
    Synonyms:
    Strathnith, Stranith, Strani

Synonyms of Nithsdale

  • Strathnith
  • Stranith
  • Strani

Forms of Nithsdale

pluralNithsdales

Origin of Nithsdale

From the Jacobite Earl of Nithsdale who escaped from the Tower in women's clothes brought in by his wife, in 1716.

From the River Nith + -s- + dale.

Questions about Nithsdale

What does Nithsdale mean?
Nithsdale means a hood that can be drawn over the face.
What part of speech is Nithsdale?
Nithsdale can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of Nithsdale?
The plural of Nithsdale is Nithsdales.

Words near Nithsdale in the dictionary

  1. nithermost
  2. nithers
  3. nithing
  4. nithings
  5. nithiocyamine
  6. Nithsdale
  7. Nithsdales
  8. NITian
  9. NITians
  10. nitic
  11. nitid

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