[?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'.