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Gabardine definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GAB'ARDINE, n. A coarse frock or loose upper garment; a mean dress.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a firm durable fabric with a twill weave
2: (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth [syn: flannel, gabardine, tweed, white]
3: a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles [syn: duster, gaberdine, gabardine, smock, dust coat]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle French gaverdine Date: 1520 1. gaberdine 1 2. a. a firm hard-finish durable fabric (as of wool or rayon) twilled with diagonal ribs on the right side b. a garment of gabardine

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (also gaberdine) 1 a smooth durable twill-woven cloth esp. of worsted or cotton. 2 a garment made of this, esp. a raincoat. Etymology: var. of GABERDINE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Gabardine Gab`ar*dine", Gaberdine Gab`er*dine", n. [Sp. gabardina; cf. It. gavardina, OF. galvardine, calvardine, gavardine, galeverdine; perh. akin to Sp. & OF. gaban a sort of cloak or coat for rainy weather, F. caban great coat with a hood and sleeves, It. gabbano and perh. to E. cabin.] A coarse frock or loose upper garment formerly worn by Jews; a mean dress. --Shak.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(gabardines) Note: in BRIT, also use 'gaberdine' 1. Gabardine is a fairly thick cloth which is used for making coats, suits, and other clothes. N-UNCOUNT: also N in pl, oft N n 2. A gabardine is a coat made from gabardine. N-COUNT