stroud
/straʊd
/noun [mass noun] Canadian
Coarse woollen fabric of a kind used in the manufacture of blankets.She is renowned for her wall hangings, constructed with shapes cut from felt or wool stroud....
- The tail of nearly every Sioux horse is tied with a strip of red stroud cloth as a sign of war.
Origin
Late 17th century: perhaps from the name of Stroud in Gloucestershire.