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‖ toldo|ˈtoldo|
Also 9 tolda.
[Sp. toldo awning, canopy, penthouse: cf. F. taudis a shelter, a hut, OF. tauder to shelter; see Körting 9422, 9519.]
a. A canopy.
b. A tent, hut, or simple dwelling of the native Indians of South America.
a.1760–72tr. Juan & Ulloa's Voy. (ed. 3) I. 159 To avoid the tortures of the Moscitos..all persons..have toldos or canopies over their beds. 1852Th. Ross Humboldt's Trav. II. xx. 286 We could not make use of mosquito-curtains (toldos) while on the Orinoco.
b.1845Darwin Voy. Nat. iv. (1873) 65 The Cacique Lucanee constantly have their Toldos on the outskirts of the town. Note. The hovels of the Indians are thus called. 1864Reader 9 Apr. 463/1 These toldas (or dwelling-places) are constructed only with branches of sticks, joined overhead at a height of about five feet from the ground. 1910Blackw. Mag. June 850/1 An old revolver may find its way into their guanaco-skin toldos. |