1. Oudenarde - Noun
2. Oudenarde - Proper noun
Oudenarde (uncountable)
A kind of decorative tapestry, representing foliage etc., once made at Oudenaarde in Belgium.
Oudenarde
Alternative form of Oudenaarde (“Belgian municipality”)
An official household complete with staff was created for the new baby, under the direction of a clerk, Giles of Oudenarde. Source: Internet
Chandler: Marlborough, 211–2 After a forced march the Allied army, comprising some 80,000 men, engaged Vendôme's and Burgundy's slightly larger force on the river Scheldt and won another major victory at the Battle of Oudenarde on 11 July 1708. Source: Internet
Nevertheless, in the Low Countries, particularly after the battle of Oudenarde in 1708, Eugene, like his cousin Louis of Baden, tended to play safe and become bogged down in a conservative strategy of sieges and defending supply lines. Source: Internet
The defeat at Ramillies in 1706, and the defeat at Oudenarde and the loss of Lille in 1708, had further encouraged Louis XIV to abandon the principle of Spanish integrity. Source: Internet