loden

[ lohd-n ]

/ ˈloʊd n /

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noun

a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.

Also called loden green . the deep olive-green color of this fabric.

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Origin of loden

1910–15; <German; Old High German lodo; compare Old English lotha cloak, Old Norse lothi fur cloak, lothinn shaggy

Words nearby loden

locutionary act, locutorium, locutory, Lod, lode, loden, lodestar, lodestone, lodge, lodged, Lodgepole Creek

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How to use loden in a sentence

Great bodyes move but slowely, especially when they move on three leggs and are over-loden with weighty occasions.
The Simple Cobler of Aggawam in America|Theodore de la Guard
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

a thick heavy waterproof woollen cloth with a short pile, used to make garments, esp coats

a dark bluish-green colour, in which the cloth is often made

Word Origin for loden

German, from Old High German lodo thick cloth, perhaps related to Old English lotha cloak

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