Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A gray woolen plaid worn by shepherds in Scotland; hence, a traveling-rug or warm wrap made of similar material. Also spelled
maude . - noun A salmon-net stretched around four stakes in the form of a square.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A gray plaid; -- used by shepherds in Scotland.
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- noun A
grey plaid once worn byshepherds inScotland .
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Examples
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L. M. Montgomery—Lucy maud, or just maud to her friends—was a fascinating woman.
Much Ado About Anne Heather Vogel Frederick 2008
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Inside, I wrote down one of my favorite Lucy maud montgomery quotes: Green Gables is the dearest, loveliest spot in the world.
Much Ado About Anne Heather Vogel Frederick 2008
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I wonder if maybe someday somebody will write a story set here in our town, like maud set hers in Prince edward Island.
Much Ado About Anne Heather Vogel Frederick 2008
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And if we decide we like Lucy maud montgomery, we can read more in the series.
Much Ado About Anne Heather Vogel Frederick 2008
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“As all of you Lucy maud montgomery fans will recall, anne Shirley always wanted puffed sleeves, and this romantic springtime confection harks back to a more elegant time—a time of tea parties at green gables, kindred spirits, and innocent romance with a young man named gilbert Blythe.”
Much Ado About Anne Heather Vogel Frederick 2008
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And if we decide we like Lucy maud montgomery, we can read more in the series.
Much Ado About Anne Heather Vogel Frederick 2008
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Inside, I wrote down one of my favorite Lucy maud montgomery quotes: Green Gables is the dearest, loveliest spot in the world.
Much Ado About Anne Heather Vogel Frederick 2008
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His black cloak had seen service; the waistcoat of grey plaid bore yet stronger marks of having encountered more than one campaign; his third piece of dress was an absolute veteran compared to the others; his shoes were so loaded with mud as showed his journey must have been pedestrian; and a grey maud, which fluttered around his wasted limbs, completed such an equipment as, since
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L. M. Montgomery—Lucy maud, or just maud to her friends—was a fascinating woman.
Much Ado About Anne Heather Vogel Frederick 2008
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“Lucy maud montgomery describes that old farmhouse so vividly it almost seems alive.”
Much Ado About Anne Heather Vogel Frederick 2008
chained_bear commented on the word maud
Old folk tune called "Maud Miller."
February 10, 2008
qms commented on the word maud
I detect a strong Caledonian flavor to many of the Word-of-the-Day selections. I don’t think I have read so much Walter Scott since I was a kid as I do in the exemplary citations for WoD entries. Maud today comes with three citations, two of them from Scott. I wonder if some of these words are ever used outside of the pages of his novels.
If tradition's paths be faithful trod
A scotsman might don to walk abroad
A cloth we would call
An ordinary shawl
But he will insist is a highland maud.
January 8, 2014
hernesheir commented on the word maud
I prefer a plaidie.
January 9, 2014