dirndl
noun
ˈdərn-dᵊl 
1
: a dress style with tight bodice, short sleeves, low neck, and gathered skirt
2
: a full skirt with a tight waistband
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Don your dirndl and lederhosen and get ready to do the chicken dance while clutching a beer stein in one hand and a giant pretzel in the other. 
Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 2 Sep. 2022 At the Bratwurst Festival's royalty pageants, judging includes the authenticity of a contestant's dirndl and her knowledge of the traditions surrounding the dress. Gere Goble, The Enquirer, 26 Aug. 2022 This restaurant features classic German cuisine, decor and even waitstaff wearing dirndl and lederhosen. Jordyn Noennig, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2022 For this, Anna’s sister Katharina asked Rick and Elsa, the CEO of Rick Owens, for a roll of fabric to have a dirndl made. Alexandra Macon, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2021 The Victoria's Secret Angel kept true to the theme and slipped into a dirndl, a traditional Bavarian outfit consisting of a white blouse, apron, and skirt. Tristan Balagtas, PEOPLE.com, 11 Oct. 2021 As always, wearing authentic lederhosen or a dirndl is good for free admission both days. Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2020 Her very first costume in 2000 was a goth dirndl queen. Nadja Sayej, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2019 When Gabalier dropped to the stage floor at the end of the song, streamers in the color of the Austrian flag shot into the audience, and thousands of dirndl and lederhosen wearers cheered. Thomas Rogers, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2019 See More
Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 2 Sep. 2022 At the Bratwurst Festival's royalty pageants, judging includes the authenticity of a contestant's dirndl and her knowledge of the traditions surrounding the dress. Gere Goble, The Enquirer, 26 Aug. 2022 This restaurant features classic German cuisine, decor and even waitstaff wearing dirndl and lederhosen. Jordyn Noennig, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2022 For this, Anna’s sister Katharina asked Rick and Elsa, the CEO of Rick Owens, for a roll of fabric to have a dirndl made. Alexandra Macon, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2021 The Victoria's Secret Angel kept true to the theme and slipped into a dirndl, a traditional Bavarian outfit consisting of a white blouse, apron, and skirt. Tristan Balagtas, PEOPLE.com, 11 Oct. 2021 As always, wearing authentic lederhosen or a dirndl is good for free admission both days. Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2020 Her very first costume in 2000 was a goth dirndl queen. Nadja Sayej, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2019 When Gabalier dropped to the stage floor at the end of the song, streamers in the color of the Austrian flag shot into the audience, and thousands of dirndl and lederhosen wearers cheered. Thomas Rogers, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2019 See More Word History
Etymology
short for German Dirndlkleid, from German dialect Dirndl girl + German Kleid dress
First Known Use
1937, in the meaning defined at sense 1
- pennis
- penniseta
- Pennisetum
- pennisetums
- pennon
- pennoncel
- pennoncelles
- pennoncels
- pennons
- pennopluma
- pennoplume
- pennorth
- Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Dutch
- pennsylvania dutchman
- Pennsylvania German
- Pennsylvania system
- Pennsylvania truss
- pennsylvaniae
- Pennsylvanian
- pennsylvanians
- pennsylvanias
- penny
- penny arcade
- penny bank