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loden

[lohd-n] /ˈloʊd n/
noun
1.
a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
2.
Also called loden green. the deep olive-green color of this fabric.
Origin of loden
German
Old High German
Old English
Old Norse
1910-1915
1910-15; < German; Old High German lodo; compare Old English lotha cloak, Old Norse lothi fur cloak, lothinn shaggy
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  • It was the exact image of the engineer on the Danube boat—blue jeans, loden cloak, and all.

    Greenmantle John Buchan

  • While they stand at the window looking at the moon, there enters a lean, well-built, taciturn young man dressed in loden.

    The Little Dream (Second Series Plays) John Galsworthy
British Dictionary definitions for loden

loden

/ˈləʊdən/
noun
1.
a thick heavy waterproof woollen cloth with a short pile, used to make garments, esp coats
2.
a dark bluish-green colour, in which the cloth is often made
Word Origin
German, from Old High German lodo thick cloth, perhaps related to Old English lotha cloak
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Word Origin and History for loden
n.

"coarse woolen cloth," 1880, from German loden "thick woolen cloth."

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