/ ˈdɜːndl; NAmE ˈdɜːrndl/ noun
(from German ) a very full wide skirt, pulled in tightly at the waist; a dress with a skirt like this and a closely fitting top
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WORD ORIGIN
1930s: from south German dialect, diminutive of Dirne girl.
/ ˈdɜːndl; NAmE ˈdɜːrndl/ noun
(from German ) a very full wide skirt, pulled in tightly at the waist; a dress with a skirt like this and a closely fitting top
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WORD ORIGIN
1930s: from south German dialect, diminutive of Dirne girl.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005