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lederhosened

lederhosened adjective: wearing lederhosen.

Adjective

lederhosened (not comparable)

  1. Wearing lederhosen.
    • The old paddle-steamer that brought the Emperor Franz Joseph to the jetty amid the cheers of dirndled maidens and lederhosened youths, still comes chuffing in.1952, Cecil Roberts, One Year of Life: Some Autobiographical Pages, London: Hodder & Stoughton, page 161
    • Bearded lederhosened travelers singing “Tom Dooley” in German-accented English without understanding the words; […]1960, Pacific Telephone Magazine, page 15

Forms of lederhosened

alternative formlederhosed

Origin of lederhosened

From lederhosen + -ed.

Questions about lederhosened

What does lederhosened mean?
Lederhosened means wearing lederhosen.
What part of speech is lederhosened?
Lederhosened is an adjective.

Words near lederhosened in the dictionary

  1. ledene
  2. ledenes
  3. Lederer
  4. lederhosed
  5. lederhosen
  6. lederhosened
  7. Lederman
  8. Ledermans
  9. ledes
  10. Ledesma
  11. Ledesmas

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