Gabardine meaning

găb'ər-dēn', găb'ər-dēn'
A sturdy, tightly woven fabric of cotton, wool, or rayon twill.
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A laborer's long loose smock; a gaberdine.
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A cloth of wool, cotton, rayon, etc. twilled on one side and having a fine, diagonal weave, used for suits, coats, dresses, etc.
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A garment made of this cloth.
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(uncountable, countable) A type of woolen cloth with a diagonal ribbed texture on one side.

The merchant found gabardines with finer ribs sold better here.

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(uncountable, countable) A similar fabric, made from cotton.
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(countable) A gaberdine (garment)
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(countable) A yellow robe that Jews in England were compelled to wear in the year 1189 as a mark of distinction.
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Origin of gabardine

Recorded since 1904, altering the earlier gaberdine "long, coarse outer garment" (since 1520), from Spanish gabardina (perhaps influenced by gabán "overcoat" and tabardina "coarse coat"), from Middle French galverdine, itself probably from (Old or Middle) High German wallevart "pilgrimage," in the sense of "pilgrim's cloak" (from wallen 'to ambulate' + vart 'journey')

Sentence Examples

  • For jackets, opt for traditional materials like wool or gabardine in classic cuts.

  • gabardine school macs and ankle socks!

  • gabardine fabric.

  • gabardine mac - it was quite heavy.

  • gabardine coat collar turned up in a desperate attempt to repel the wind and the rain.

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