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loden

/ˈləʊdən/

loden noun: a thick waterproof cloth used for garments.

Noun

loden (plural lodens)

  1. A thick waterproof cloth used for garments.
    • The first thing that caught my eye on this excursion was the number of grey, brown and green loden coats and hats, and how well and sensibly everyone was dressed in general, how remarkably solid were the shoes of the pedestrians of Nuremberg.2011 [2001], Anthea Bell, transl., Austerlitz, Penguin, translation of original by W. G. Sebald, page 314
  2. A dark green colour, like that of loden cloth.

Adjective

loden (comparative more loden, superlative most loden)

  1. Of a dark green colour, like that of loden cloth.

Proper noun capitalized: Loden

Loden (plural Lodens)

  1. A surname.

Forms of loden

Noun
plurallodens
Adjective
comparativemore loden
superlativemost loden
Proper noun
pluralLodens

Origin of loden

Borrowed from German Loden.

Swedish surname, but of unknown meaning.

Words that rhyme with loden

Questions about loden

What does loden mean?
Loden means a thick waterproof cloth used for garments.
What part of speech is loden?
Loden can be a noun, an adjective or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce loden?
Loden is pronounced /ˈləʊdən/ (UK).
What is the plural of loden?
The plural of loden is lodens.

Words near loden in the dictionary

  1. Loddon Vale
  2. lode
  3. Lode Star
  4. Lodebar
  5. lodemanage
  6. loden
  7. lodenosine
  8. lodens
  9. Loder
  10. Loders
  11. lodes

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