Wadmal
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Variants
- wadmaal
- wadmeal
- wadmoll
- wadmel
Etymology
Scandinavian; compare Icelandic for a woollen stuff, Danish vadmel, Old Norse vaðmál cloth measure. Compare wad a small mass, and woodmeil
Noun
- Thick coarse heavily napped wool mostly used in winter clothing for the poor.