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hodden

/ ˈhɒdɪn; ˈhɒdən /

noun

  1. a coarse homespun cloth produced in Scotland: hodden grey is made by mixing black and white wools
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hodden1

C18: Scottish, of obscure origin
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Example Sentences

Women had come in bright-hued calicoes and sun-bonnets, and bearded, gaunt men in hodden-gray.

She no longer wore a skirt of beautiful green, but a long robe of hodden grey covered her from head to foot.

During a turn round Bridge Street, a country cart heaves alongside, steered by a stalwart man in hodden gray.

It was the purple and fine gold which first caught her fancy, though on reflection she might decide for the hodden-grey.

Miss Jessop feared the coming of the customs boat as much as Hodden feared the reporters.

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