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Nithsdale en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

From the Jacobite Earl of Nithsdale who escaped from the Tower in women's clothes brought in by his wife, in 1716.

Meanings

A hood that can be drawn over the face.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
Nithsdales	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Nithsdale en · PROPN · etymology 2

Etymology

From the River Nith + -s- + dale.

Meanings

The valley of the River Nith in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland.

Synonyms

stranith · strathnith · strani · Strathnith · Stranith · Strani