maud

[mawd] /mɔd/
noun
1.
a gray woolen plaid worn by shepherds and others in S Scotland.
2.
a rug or wrap of like material, used as a traveling robe, steamer rug, etc.
Origin
1780-90; perhaps apocopated variant of obsolete maldy a coarse gray woolen cloth

Maud

[mawd] /mɔd/
noun
1.
Matilda (def 1).
2.
Also, Maude. a female given name, form of Matilda.
British Dictionary definitions for maud

maud

/mɔːd/
noun
1.
a shawl or rug of grey wool plaid formerly worn in Scotland
Word Origin
C18: of unknown origin
Word Origin and History for maud

Maud

fem. proper name, from Old French Mahaut, from Medieval Latin Matilda from Germanic (cf. Old High German Mahthilda; see Matilda).