Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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MAUDIN, -LIN. Only in combs. (1) maudlin hood, a sort of cowl or woollen hood buttoned or hooked to a larger cape, which “is frequently worn detached either as a protection to the bonnet or to the uncovered head” (Sc. 1903 E.D.D.); (2) maudin-naipkin, a small shoulder-shawl (Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B.).
[Etym. uncertain but phs. an adj. deriv. of Maud; the form in -lin may be erron.]
