Nithsdale

English

Etymology 1

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

Noun

Nithsdale (plural Nithsdales)

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

Etymology 2

From the River Nith +‎ -s- +‎ dale

Proper noun

Nithsdale

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

Synonyms
  • Strathnith/strathnith
  • Stranith/stranith
  • Strani/strani

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