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dirndl
[ durn-dl ]
/ ˈdɜrn dl /
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noun
a woman's dress with a close-fitting bodice and full skirt, commonly of colorful and strikingly patterned material, fashioned after Tyrolean peasant wear.
a full, gathered skirt attached to a waistband or hip yoke.
any skirt with gathers at the waistband.
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diriment, diriment impediment, dirk, Dirksen, dirl, dirndl, dirt, dirt bag, dirt bike, dirt-cheap, dirt dauber
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How to use dirndl in a sentence
As always, wearing authentic lederhosen or a dirndl is good for free admission both days.
The best things to do in the D.C. area the week of Sept. 30-Oct. 6|Fritz Hahn, Anying Guo, Haben Kelati, Adele Chapin|September 30, 2021|Washington PostWaiters in lederhosen and waitresses in low-cut dirndl dresses weave between hundreds of long wooden tables, shouldering 3ft long trays of pretzels, meat and steins of beer.
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British Dictionary definitions for dirndl
dirndl
/ (ˈdɜːndəl) /
noun
a woman's dress with a full gathered skirt and fitted bodice; originating from Tyrolean peasant wear
a gathered skirt of this kind
Word Origin for dirndl
German (Bavarian and Austrian): shortened from Dirndlkleid, from Dirndl little girl + Kleid dress
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