noun
gabardine
Gabardine (noun) means a woollen fabric with a diagonal ribbed pattern on one face.
noun
1
A woollen fabric with a diagonal ribbed pattern on one face.
"The merchant found gabardines with finer ribs sold better here."
2
A similar cloth, made from cotton instead of wool.
3
A cloak that is long.
4
A yellow garment that Jewish people in England had to wear from 1189 to mark them out.
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Etymology
Recorded from 1904 as an alteration of the earlier gaberdine (‘long, coarse outer garment’), itself recorded since 1520. It came from Spanish gabardina (perhaps shaped by gabán, ‘overcoat’, and tabardina, ‘coarse coat’), which came from Middle French galverdine. That in turn probably traces back to (Old or Middle) High German wallevart (‘pilgrimage’), used in the sense ‘pilgrim's cloak’, from wallen (‘to ambulate’) and vart (‘journey’).
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What is the meaning of gabardine?
"gabardine" (noun) means a woollen fabric with a diagonal ribbed pattern on one face.
What is another word for gabardine?
Other words for "gabardine" include smock, flannel, white, gaberdine, tweed, duster.
What are the different meanings of gabardine?
"gabardine" has 3 main meanings: 1. A woollen fabric with a diagonal ribbed pattern on one face; 2. A similar cloth, made from cotton instead of wool; 3. A cloak that is long.
