Wadmel

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Wadmol \Wad"mol\, n. [Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. va?m[=a]l a
     woollen stuff, Dan vadmel. Cf. {Wad} a small mass, and
     {Woodmeil}.]
     A coarse, hairy, woolen cloth, formerly used for garments by
     the poor, and for various other purposes. [Spelled also
     {wadmal}, {wadmeal}, {wadmoll}, {wadmel}, etc.] --Beck


     (Draper's Dict.). Sir W. Scott.
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