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loden

American  
[lohd-n] / ˈloʊd n /

noun

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

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


loden British  
/ ˈləʊdən /

noun

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

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

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Etymology

Origin of loden

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

Example Sentences

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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

He downloaded riding styles, Tyrolean embroideries and loden for tailoring and nice oddities like a nipped-waist jacket in deep fuchsia suede with a matching dirndl, or a beaded black cape worn with black velvet knickers.

From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2011

She came lately from Saint Michaels roade, hauing beene before at Brasill loden with Sugar and Brasile.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 07 England's Naval Exploits Against Spain by Hakluyt, Richard