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German
Etymology
Bein + Kleid
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbaɪ̯nˌklaɪ̯t/
- Hyphenation: Bein‧Kleid
Noun
Beinkleid n (strong, genitive Beinkleides or Beinkleids, plural Beinkleider)
- (dated, chiefly in the plural) pants, trousers
c. 1914, Franz Kafka, Der Prozess , Berlin: Die Schmiede, published 1925:Knapp vor dem ersten Stockwerk mußte er sogar ein Weilchen warten, bis eine Spielkugel ihren Weg vollendet hatte, zwei kleine Jungen mit den verzwickten Gesichtern erwachsener Strolche hielten ihn indessen an den Beinkleidern; hätte er sie abschütteln wollen, hätte er ihnen wehtun müssen und er fürchtete ihr Geschrei.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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