shroud

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Goods, however, he supplied himself well with — such as many of various bright-colored flannels, yards of duffle, yards of H. B. strouds, both blue and white, and several pairs of H. B. wool blankets.

From Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. by Hunter, Martin

There was now no paint or "strouds" to be seen, and the blanket was confined to the bed.

From Through the Mackenzie Basin A Narrative of the Athabasca and Peace River Treaty Expedition of 1899 by Mair, Charles

The grim chief trader, and the stern-faced factor who watched with approving eyes while two men fought in the wide cleared space between the rough counter and the high-piled bales of woollens and strouds.

From The Gun-Brand by Hendryx, James B. (James Beardsley)

The socks inside them were of duffle and the leggings of strouds, both materials manufactured for the Hudson's Bay Company for its trappers.

From Man Size by Raine, William MacLeod

They also had warm leggings of strouds, beautifully fringed and fastened with strong garters artistically worked with porcupine quills.

From Winter Adventures of Three Boys by Laughlin, J. E.