loden
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9.1
- noun
- Specialized
:
loden
- On a chilly morning in the mountains, he donned his warm loden coat before heading out for a hike.
- Loden coat
- loden green
- wearing a loden
Examples
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For clothing, they wore the rough woolen cloth we call Loden.
Blog text (12) -
The festival attire included traditional outfits, with many people wearing loden coats to keep warm.
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The man in the loden coat reaches within it to adjust the knife against his ribs.
Fiction book (2000) -
He was wearing thick loden shorts with a button-down shirt.
Fiction book (1995) -
She was fragile, white-haired, but still erect, wearing a dated Loden coat with toggle buttons and an equally dated beret.
Fiction book (1996) -
Mr. Firkin contributes a loden fedora, which he'd just bought and hated leaving at home, to all of which Mrs. Firkin adds thirteen hundred forty-six dollars' worth of bogus traveler's checks.
Fiction book (1990) -
For the outdoor event, she chose a stylish loden jacket that would protect her from the rain.
Synonyms
9
2.3
A cloth or piece of clothing made from wool to keep warm
1
7.9
A thick heavy cloth made from wool with a smooth surface for coats and uniforms
How Water-Resistant
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word loden as a noun comes from German and Austrian use for a heavy, water-resistant wool cloth used in mountain clothing, and a loden is therefore a warm wool fabric or the coat made from it.