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Webster 1913 Edition


Cotswold

Cots′woldˊ

(k?ts′w?ldˊ)
,
Noun.
[
Cot
a cottage or hut +
wold
an open country.]
An open country abounding in sheepcotes, as in the Cotswold hills, in Gloucestershire, England.
Cotswold sheep
,
a long-wooled breed of sheep, formerly common in the counties of Gloucester, Hereford, and Worcester, Eng.; – so called from the
Cotswold
Hills. The breed is now chiefly amalgamated with others.

Webster 1828 Edition


Cotswold

COTSWOLD

,
Noun.
Sheepcotes in an open country.

Definition 2024


Cotswold

Cotswold

English

Adjective

Cotswold (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Cotswolds range of hills.
    Bourton-on-the-Water is an attractive Cotswold village.
  2. (morris dancing) A style of traditional Morris dancing originating from the Cotswolds area of England.

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Noun

Cotswold (plural Cotswolds)

  1. A sheep of a certain breed with long wool, formerly common in the English counties of Gloucester, Hereford, and Worcester.

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