1
: a dress style with tight bodice, short sleeves, low neck, and gathered skirt
2
: a full skirt with a tight waistband
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At a recent show the ringleader wore a red dirndl with gray knee socks and black ankle boots.
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Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Mader's is filled with Old-World charm from the outside to the dining room, an ornate space with Bavarian decor and a waitstaff that dons dirndls and lederhosen.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
The property can also arrange a private fitting for dirndl or lederhosen.
—Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2025
Presiding over it all is Arlene Wagner, usually perched on a stool at the museum's entrance wearing a pearl necklace and traditional German dirndl dress.
—Vanessa Romo, NPR, 9 Dec. 2025
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Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Mader's is filled with Old-World charm from the outside to the dining room, an ornate space with Bavarian decor and a waitstaff that dons dirndls and lederhosen.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
The property can also arrange a private fitting for dirndl or lederhosen.
—Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2025
Presiding over it all is Arlene Wagner, usually perched on a stool at the museum's entrance wearing a pearl necklace and traditional German dirndl dress.
—Vanessa Romo, NPR, 9 Dec. 2025
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“Dirndl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dirndl. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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dirndl
noun
: a full skirt with a tight waistband
Etymology
a shortened form of German Dirndlkleid, literally, "girl's dress," from Dirndl "girl" and Kleid "dress"
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