fauld

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/fɔld/

noun

A piece of armor worn below a breastplate to protect the waist and hips.

OriginMiddle English fold →
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Meanings

nounfauld (plural faulds)

plural faulds

  1. historicalA 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.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishfold“enclosure”
  2. Englishfauld

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

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Anagrams

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APA

fauld. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fauld

MLA

“fauld.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fauld. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fauld,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fauld.

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