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What (who) is gabardine$30597$ - definition
TOUGH, TWILL-WOVEN CLOTH, ORIGINALLY OF FINE WORSTED YARN, NOW ALSO OF SYNTHETICS
Gabardeen; Gabardine (fabric); Gabardine fabric; Poly/cotton
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Gabardine
·noun ·Alt. of Gaberdine.
gabardine
(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.
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gaberdine
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LONG, LOOSE GOWN OR CLOAK WITH WIDE SLEEVES, WORN BY MEN IN THE LATER MIDDLE AGES AND INTO THE 16TH CENTURY
[?gab?'di:n, 'gab?di:n]
(also gabardine)
¦ noun
1. a smooth, durable twill-woven worsted or cotton cloth.
Brit. a raincoat made of gaberdine.
2. historical a loose, long upper garment worn particularly by Jews.
Origin
C16: from OFr. gauvardine, earlier gallevardine, perh. from Mid. High Ger. wallevart 'pilgrimage' and orig. 'a garment worn by a pilgrim'.
Wikipedia
Gabardine
Gabardine is a durable twill worsted wool, a tightly woven fabric originally waterproof and used to make suits, overcoats, trousers, uniforms, windbreakers, outerwear and other garments.
