dirndls
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.
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| —n | |
| 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 |
| [German (Bavarian and Austrian): shortened from Dirndlkleid, from Dirndl little girl + Kleid dress] | |
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Word Origin & History
dirndl
1937, from Ger. dial. dim. of dirne "girl" (cf. dirndlkleid "peasant dress").
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