Reformkleid

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German

Etymology

Reform +‎ Kleid

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁeˈfɔʁmˌklaɪ̯t/
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Noun

Reformkleid n (strong, genitive Reformkleides or Reformkleids, plural Reformkleider)

  1. (dated) a women's dress that, contrary to the then prevalent clothing and social norms, didn't include a corset but was looser and more comfortable, as worn at the beginning of the 20th century (often out of protest)
    • 2020, Reiner Lehberger, Die Schmidts, Atlantik, →ISBN:
      Jung und sympathisch habe sie Frau Eberhardt gefunden, und vor allem habe sie ein Reformkleid getragen, so wie sie es von ihrer Mutter kannte—ein etwas weiter geschnittenenes Kleid also, das den Körper nicht einzwängte und Bewegungsfreiheit gewährte.
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