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dirn·dl

(dûrn′dl)

1. A full-skirted dress with a tight bodice and low neck, often worn with an apron.

2. A full skirt with a gathered waistband.

[German, short for Dirndlkleid : German dialectal Dirndl, diminutive of Dirne, girl (from Old High German diorna) + Kleid, dress.]

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dirndl

(ˈdɜːndəl)

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

2. (Clothing & Fashion) a gathered skirt of this kind

[German (Bavarian and Austrian): shortened from Dirndlkleid, from Dirndl little girl + Kleid dress]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

dirn•dl

(ˈdɜrn dl)

n.

1. a dress with a close-fitting bodice and full skirt in Tyrolean style.

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

[1935–40; < German Dirndl, short for Dirndlkleid=Dirndl young woman + Kleid dress (see cloth)]

dirndl

A full skirt gathered tightly at the waist, or a dress with this kind of skirt.

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Noun	1.	dirndl - a full skirt with a gathered waistband gathered skirt - a skirt whose fabric is drawn together around the waist
	2.	dirndl - a dress with a tight bodice and full skirt dress, frock - a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice

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dirndl

[ˈdɜːndl] N → falda f acampanada

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