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garibaldi
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun garibaldi has 2 senses
- garibaldi(n = noun.person) giuseppe garibaldi - Italian patriot whose conquest of Sicily and Naples led to the formation of the Italian state (1807-1882); Array is a kind of full general, general, nationalist, patriot
- garibaldi(n = noun.artifact) Array - a loose high-necked blouse with long sleeves; styled after the red flannel shirts worn by Garibaldi's soldiers; Array is a kind of blouse
CIDE DICTIONARY
garibaldi, n.
- A jacket worn by women; -- so called from its resemblance in shape to the red shirt worn by the Italians patriot Garibaldi. [1913 Webster]
- A California market fish (
Pomancentrus rubicundus ) of a deep scarlet color. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
garibaldi, n. (pl. garibaldis)
1 a kind of woman's or child's loose blouse, orig. of bright red material imitating the shirts worn by Garibaldi and his followers.
2 Brit. a biscuit containing a layer of currants.
3 US a small red Californian fish, Hypsypops rubicundus.
1 a kind of woman's or child's loose blouse, orig. of bright red material imitating the shirts worn by Garibaldi and his followers.
2 Brit. a biscuit containing a layer of currants.
3 US a small red Californian fish, Hypsypops rubicundus.
Etymology
G. Garibaldi, It. patriot d. 1882
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