Gabardine definition

găbər-dēn, găbər-dēn

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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A sturdy, tightly woven fabric of cotton, wool, or rayon twill.

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(chiefly british) A laborer's long loose smock; a gaberdine.

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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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Other Word Forms

Singular:

gabardine

Plural:

gabardines

Alteration of gaberdine

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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')

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