loden

[ lohd-n ]

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.

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

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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

Origin of loden

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

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