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dirndl

American  
[durn-dl] / ˈdɜrn dl /

noun

  1. a woman's dress with a close-fitting bodice and full skirt, commonly of colorful and strikingly patterned material, fashioned after Tyrolean peasant wear.

  2. a full, gathered skirt attached to a waistband or hip yoke.

  3. any skirt with gathers at the waistband.

dirndl British  
/ ˈdɜːndəl /

noun

  1. a woman's dress with a full gathered skirt and fitted bodice; originating from Tyrolean peasant wear

  2. a gathered skirt of this kind

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Etymology

Origin of dirndl

1935–40; < German Dirndl, short for Dirndlkleid, equivalent to Dirndl young woman (originally Bavarian, Austrian dialect, diminutive of Dirne young woman, Middle High German dierne, Old High German thiorna; akin to thane ) + Kleid dress ( cloth )

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