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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: 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. a long loose outer garment worn in medieval times and associated especially with Jews since the 16th century 2. gabardine 2

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 var. of GABARDINE. 2 hist. a loose long upper garment worn esp. by Jews and almsmen. Etymology: OF gauvardine perh. f. MHG wallevart pilgrimage

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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Gaberdine Gab`er*dine", n. See Gabardine.