lederhosen
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- noun
- /ˈleɪdərˌhoʊzən/
- In addition, there were live performances, including two lederhosen-clad musicians who called themselves "The Tyroleans" (Figure 4).
- wearing lederhosen
- buy lederhosen
- a pair of lederhosen
Examples
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Arkady saw a man who was dressed in lederhosen and high socks despite the heat.
Fiction book (1992) -
I'll be the one in lederhosen.
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The shop that sold the lederhosen was in a small town an hour away.
Fiction book (1993) -
If I do not buy lederhosen now, I will never buy lederhosen.
Fiction book (1993) -
Father wanted a pair of lederhosen as a souvenir gift.
Fiction book (1993) -
We went to a restaurant several blocks from the ocean where all the personnel wore lederhosen and Tyrolean hats.
Fiction book (1999) -
Half-timbered facades, hanging flower baskets, painted murals, German lettering, lederhosen, and bratwurst abound.
Academic text (2000) -
At the festival, many men proudly wore lederhosen while dancing to traditional music.
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He bought a pair of lederhosen to wear during his trip to Bavaria for Oktoberfest.
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The children wore lederhosen and dirndls as they participated in the local parade.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lederhosen comes from the German words Leder 'leather' and Hosen 'trousers'. So it literally means 'leather trousers', which is why the word names the traditional knee-length leather shorts worn in Bavaria and the Alpine region.