Definitions
a dress with a tight bodice and full skirt
Word origin
Borrowed from German Dirndl, a diminutive of Dirne (“girl”) (Austria, Bavaria), from Middle High German dierne (“girl; servant”), from Old High German diorna, thiorna (“girl; servant”), from Proto-West Germanic *þewernā (“maiden, young girl; female servant, handmaid”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tekʷ- (“to flow; to run”).
Used in a sentence
“For a change, Selina was not in slacks, but in a simple dirndl and sandals.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Alpine-style dress”6 letters
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