Tuesday, June 07, 2016

Word of the day: wadmal

The word of the day is wadmal:
  1. a bulky woolen fabric woven of coarse yarn and heavily napped, formerly much used in England and Scandinavia for the manufacture of durable winter garments.
(http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/wadmal)


"They unloaded two large chests while Kivrin and the girls watched, several wadmal bags, and an enormous wine cask."

 - Connie Willis, Doomsday Book

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