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Hude, Huid, n.¹ Also: hode, hud, hwd(e, hwid, howde. [North. ME. hude (c 1400), midl. and south. hood, hode, hod, OE. hód.]

1. A hood, a covering for the head (and shoulders), worn by both men and women.In common use in the 15th and 16th cents.(a) 1293 Highland P. II. 128.]
[Michaele dicto Redhode 1375 Barb. xviii. 308.
His mekill hude [E. hud] helit haly The armyng that he on hym had Ib. xix. 332.
Thai … send out archeris a thousand With hwdis of a1400 Leg. S. xxiii. 269.
He … kist his hud done oure his face 1394 Liber Aberbr. 43.
Quhen he has endyt that werk he sal be payt of v marcis and a gown with a hude til his rauarde 1429 Acts II. 18/2.
That the commonis wifis … wer nouther lange tail na syde nekit hudis 1456 Misc. Bann. C. III. 94.
A hud of Ynglys broun c1475 Wall. vi. 449.
Thow put off syne … thi ald hud, becaus it is thred bar 1494 Treas. Acc. I. 224.
Bocht … ij ellis of Inglis grene and tua ellis of reid to be to the King ane greit hude … Item. j ell of tartor to lyne the hud 1507 Ib. IV. 29.
For thre elne wellus to the Quene for hir hudis 1530 Lindores Chart. 33.
v qhyt cat skyns with diuers furryngs of hwds 1546 Acta Conc. & Sess. XXII. 126 b.
Twa fransche hwdis of welwott and thair strippis a1570-86 Maitl. F. xxxiv. 43.
Thair huddis, thair cheynes, thair garnysynges a1605 Montg. Ch. & Slae 867.
That hude, sir, is gude, sir, To hap your brain-sick heid 1628 Edinb. Test. LIV. 329.
Ane veluot hude and ane paire of dressingis 1643 Ib. LX. 234.
Nyn cramed littell hudis(b) 1506 Aberd. Sheriff Ct. I. 55.
That William Warrandir spulȝeit ane pee & ane huid fra Gilbert Red c 1540 Glencairn in Knox I. 73.
Hurkland with huides into our neck 1566 Treas. Acc. MS. 95.
vj elnis of blak weluote to be ane … gowne and huid a1585 Maitl. Q. ii. 92.
Betwene thame and nobillis of bluid Na difference bot ane veluous huid 1572-5 Diurn. Occurr. 104.
The bischopis of Dunkell [and] Dunblane, with thair rockattis and huidis 1587 St. A. Test. II. 75 b.
Ane dowbill garnesing of gold to ane hwid 1606 Crim. Trials II. 508.
Twa hwidis with craipis(c) 1569 Invent. Q. Mary 186.
Ane howd of blew, reid, and quhit tauffateis

b. Attrib. with full, geir, man, prein (pin). 1398-1400 Aberd. B. Rec. (S.H.S.) 75.
Matheum sutorem hudeman 1580 Edinb. Test. IX. 38.
Ane pair of sleves of veluot with vther hude geir 1584 Sempill Sat. P. xlv. 146.
Ben ower the barr he gave a brocht, … He hosted thair a hude full [v.r. hudfull] fra him 1605 Edinb. Test. XL. 186.
Four paper of hude preinis 1617 Ib. XLIX. 267.
Halff ane paipper of huid preines

2. A metal cap for the head of a staff. 1623 Edinb. Test. LII. 21.
Ane siluer hude of ane stalff