dirndl

dirn·dl

D d

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [durn-dl]
- /ˈdɜrn dl/
- /dɜːndl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [durn-dl]
- /ˈdɜrn dl/

Definitions of dirndl word

noun dirndl a woman's dress with a close-fitting bodice and full skirt, commonly of colorful and strikingly patterned material, fashioned after Tyrolean peasant wear. 1
noun dirndl a full, gathered skirt attached to a waistband or hip yoke. 1
noun dirndl any skirt with gathers at the waistband. 1
noun dirndl A full, wide skirt with a tight waistband. 1
noun dirndl a woman's dress with a full gathered skirt and fitted bodice; originating from Tyrolean peasant wear 0
noun dirndl a gathered skirt of this kind 0

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Origin of dirndl

First appearance:

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

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

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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Synonyms for dirndl

noun dirndl

dress — an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
hoop — a circular band or ring of metal, wood, or other stiff material.
kilt — any short, pleated skirt, especially a tartan wraparound, as that worn by men in the Scottish Highlands.
sarong — a loose-fitting skirtlike garment formed by wrapping a strip of cloth around the lower part of the body, worn by both men and women in the Malay Archipelago and certain islands of the Pacific Ocean.
mini — miniskirt.

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noun dirndl

inside — on the inner side or part of; within: inside the circle; inside the envelope.
interior — being within; inside of anything; internal; inner; further toward a center: the interior rooms of a house.
middle — equally distant from the extremes or outer limits; central: the middle point of a line; the middle singer in a trio.
center — a point equally distant from all points on the circumference of a circle or surface of a sphere
centre — A centre is a building where people have meetings, take part in a particular activity, or get help of some kind.

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