Nithsdale

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English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

Nithsdale (plural Nithsdales)

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

Etymology 2[edit]

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From the River Nith +‎ -s- +‎ dale

Proper noun[edit]

Nithsdale

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

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