stroud
/stɹaʊd/
stroud noun: a kind of coarse wool used in blankets or for garment by Native Americans.
Noun
stroud (plural strouds)
Proper noun capitalized: Stroud
Stroud
- A surname.
- A town and civil parish with a town council in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8505).
- A local government district of Gloucestershire, formed in 1974, with its headquarters near the town.
- A village and civil parish west of Petersfield, East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU7223).
- A town in MidCoast council area, New South Wales, Australia.
- A city in Creek County and Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States.
- A township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States.
- A community in the town of Innisfil, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.
Forms of stroud
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Origin of stroud
The English town is named as La Strode in a document of 1221, though most early records use the spelling Stroud. The Old English name Strōd refers to a "marshy land overgrown with brushwood". The original pronunciation survives in the Kent town of Strood.
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Questions about stroud
- What does stroud mean?
- Stroud means a kind of coarse wool used in blankets or for garment by Native Americans.
- What part of speech is stroud?
- Stroud can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce stroud?
- Stroud is pronounced /stɹaʊd/.
- What is the plural of stroud?
- The plural of stroud is strouds.
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