English Explanatory Dictionary

fauld

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A piece of armor worn below a breastplate to protect the waist and hips.
  2. The arch over the dam of a blast furnace; the tymp arch.

Pronunciation

/fɔld/

Word forms

fauld faulds

Etymology

From Middle English fold (“enclosure”). Doublet of fold.

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