HURDEN

Etymology

Noun

hurden (countable and uncountable, plural hurdens)

(UK, dialect) A coarse kind of linen made from hurds.

Source: Wiktionary


Hur"den, n. Etym: [From Hurds.]

Definition: A coarse kind of linen; -- called also harden. [Prov. Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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