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stroud¹
noun strouds
- A kind of coarse wool used in blankets or for garment by Native Americans.
Stroud²
- /stɹaʊd/
Rhymes with -aʊd
Where it comes from
The English town is named as La Strode in a document of 1221, though most early records use the spelling Stroud. The Old English name Strōd refers to a "marshy land overgrown with brushwood". The original pronunciation survives in the Kent town of Strood.
proper noun
- A surname.
- A town and civil parish with a town council in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8505).
- A local government district of Gloucestershire, formed in 1974, with its headquarters near the town.
- A village and civil parish west of Petersfield, East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU7223).
- A town in MidCoast council area, New South Wales, Australia.
- A city in Creek County and Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States.
- A township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States.
- A community in the town of Innisfil, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.
Talk about this word "stroud." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/stroud. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. stroud. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/stroud "stroud." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/stroud.Cite this
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