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stroud

[stroud]

noun

  1. a coarse woolen cloth, blanket, or garment formerly used by the British in bartering with the North American Indians.



stroud

/ ٰʊ /

noun

  1. a coarse woollen fabric

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of stroud1

First recorded in 1670–80; named after Stroud in Gloucestershire, England, where woolens are made
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of stroud1

C17: perhaps named after Stroud, textile centre in Gloucestershire
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Mrs Arch, who managed the Chalford Hill branch near Stroud, says: "You would hope the government would acknowledge every detail of that report."

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Thomas Holford admitted the manslaughter of Everleigh Stroud, after the five-week-old baby suffered "violent shaking" when she spent the night alone with him in the bedroom he shared with her teenage mother in Ramsgate.

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Emil, Stroud: Ronaldo still running rings around kids half his age.

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Over the years Mr Williams has been supported by some of Stroud's MPs.

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He added he intends to continue his campaign by contacting the current Stroud MP, Labour's Simon Opher, in the hope he will take up the case.

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