lederhosen
plural noun
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Definition of lederhosen
: leather shorts often with suspenders worn especially in Bavaria
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Married with two young children and the owner of a small business selling traditional Bavarian clothing such as lederhosen, Maria Reiter is a classic supporter of the state’s ruling Christian Social Union party. — Iain Rogers, Bloomberg.com, "In Bavaria, Anti-Merkel Campaign on Migration Reaches Limits," 28 June 2018 The pugnacious Brit with the pint-a-day body; or the boot-heeled Bavarian, fahrting in its lederhosen of chip-resistant body cladding? — Dan Neil, WSJ, "2019 BMW X2: Like a Mini Cooper, but Better," 21 June 2018 Inside, stencils of flowers, women in dirndls, and men in lederhosen adorn the walls. — Sue Hertz, BostonGlobe.com, "Learning to roll with Canadian June," 25 Apr. 2018 In addition to the two outfit request on the day, guests were also asked to deck themselves out in traditional Austrian attire for the dirndl and lederhosen rehearsal dinner the night before. — Marcia Moody, Town & Country, "Why Pippa Middleton's Guests Have to Bring Two Outfits to Her Wedding," 19 May 2017 Each year villagers gather at the Gasthaus Fliegl restaurant, where, accompanied by a brass band in lederhosen, the religious Saint George Society invites locals to join an Easter Monday horseback ride. — The Economist, "Bavaria’s conservatives are embracing identity politics to fend off the far right," 5 Apr. 2018 Drop the lederhosen and beer steins of Bavaria and head to Germany’s beachy North Sea barrier islands, Sylt and Amrum. — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, "Why You Should Skip Paris on Your First Trip to Europe," 23 Mar. 2018 Senior Katy Nelson is co-president and in charge of the attire, the dirndl for women and lederhosen for men. — Julie Cornell, Houston Chronicle, "Woodlands High School German Dance Team wins state title," 9 Mar. 2018 There will be German Oompah music all afternoon by The Happy Wanderers and Jimmy's Bavarians, interspersed with contests like the stein holding competition and the lederhosen and dirndl contests for men and women. — Annie Alleman, Aurora Beacon-News, "Have a barrel of fun at suburban Oktoberfests," 8 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'lederhosen.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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