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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1914
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KLUDET, adj. Applied to socks or stockings of which the wool has been dyed as in quot. (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928), Sh. 1960). [′kludət]Sh. 1914 Angus Gl.:
Kludet socks are made of yarn which is dyed in a peculiar way before it is knitted. The hesp is tied with string at intervals of about 6 inches and 2 inches, so that the dye affects only the parts between the ties. When the sock is made it has a peculiar variegated or clouded colour.
