Nithsdale

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noun

A hood that can be drawn over the face.

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StrathnithStranithStrani
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Meanings

Nithsdale1

nounNithsdale (plural Nithsdales)

plural Nithsdales

  1. A hood that can be drawn over the face.

Nithsdale2

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

    Synonyms: Strathnith, strathnith, Stranith, stranith, Strani, strani

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
StrathnithstrathnithStranithstranithStranistrani

Origin

Nithsdale · noun

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

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Nithsdale · proper noun

From the River Nith + -s- + dale.

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APA

Nithsdale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nithsdale

MLA

“Nithsdale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nithsdale. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nithsdale,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nithsdale.

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