Nithsdale
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From the Jacobite Earl of Nithsdale who escaped from the Tower in women's clothes brought in by his wife, in 1716.
Noun edit
Nithsdale (plural Nithsdales)
- A hood that can be drawn over the face.
Etymology 2 edit
From the River Nith + -s- + dale
Proper noun edit
Nithsdale
- The valley of the River Nith in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland.