stroud(s) † Stroud(s) [< Stroud, Gloucester-shire, the original place of manufacture] DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
1 n.
a heavy woollen cloth in several colors, much used in the North during three centuries for making blankets, leggings, capotes, etc.
See also: duffle Hudson's Bay strouds strouding
2 n. — (usually plural)
See 1923 quote.