loden
Americannoun
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a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
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Also called loden green. the deep olive-green color of this fabric.
noun
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a thick heavy waterproof woollen cloth with a short pile, used to make garments, esp coats
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a dark bluish-green colour, in which the cloth is often made
Etymology
Origin of loden
1910–15; < German; Old High German lodo; compare Old English lotha cloak, Old Norse lothi fur cloak, lothinn shaggy
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At the head of a table, under a photo of Schwarzenegger, sat Karl Schranz, eighty, four-time winner of the Hahnenkamm, in a green loden jacket.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 22, 2019
The boat quickly slowed, however, and Jedlicka looked back to find that the raft trailing behind on its leash was filling with loden green river water.
From New York Times ● Aug. 11, 2015
My job is the sort where traditional dressing is de rigueur, and my closet has a high proportion of tweed, loden, and waxed cotton.
From Slate ● Feb. 12, 2014
Was it all inspired by a first foray into menswear by Mr. Dundas, who described the men’s loden jackets as filling a gap in his own closet?
From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2011
Other write, how the Danes, being loden with riches and spoiles gotten in the countrie, departed to their ships before the comming of king William.
From Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6) England (1 of 12) William the Conqueror by Raphael Holinshed
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