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Dirndl Lexicon

Traditional German Clothing Terms - Lexicon

Froschgoscherl with Bscheisserl

BINDL - special tie to be used with lederhosen and trachten suit - a small (mostly made of silk) scarf hold together with a metal tie holder
BSCHEISSERL - visible dessous in chest area (place for food stains :))
FILZPATSCH'N - shoes for the home, made of boiled wool felt
FLÖRL - choker to be worn with dirndl
FROSCHGOSCHERL - elaborate ornamentation on dirndl, see picture
HAFERLSCHUACH - 'right' shoes for tracht - laces on the side!
HEMAD - shirt
HUBERTUSMANTEL - Loden coat, see picture
JANKER - broad term for alpine jacket
JOPPERL - a short Janker
KITTL - skirt
KITTLBLECH - seam or ornamentation sewn onto the skirt
LEDERNE - Lederhosen
LEIBL - blouse
LEIBLKITTL - Leibrock and Leibl in one piece

Haferlschuach

LEIBROCK - petticoat
LEINWAND - linen
LODEN - water repellent carded yarn cloth, made of wool
LOFERL - stockings to be used with lederhosen - consisting of two parts!
PFOADL - white shirt
SCHLADMINGER - jacket made of boiled Loden
SCHURZ - apron
STUTZ'N - stockings
ROCK - formal jacket for men (slightly confusing, since in high German it means skirt)
WALKJANKER - jacket madeof boiled knit wool
WETTERFLECK - cape, usually made of Loden or other water repellent material