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gaberdine

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Noun

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gab=er=dine

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun gaberdine has 1 sense

gaberdine(n = noun.artifact) dust coat, duster, gabardine, smock - a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles; Array

is a kind of coverall

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CIDE DICTIONARY

gaberdine, 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. [1913 Webster]

gaberdine, n.

See Gabardine. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

gaberdine, 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

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