gabardine

2 definitions found

gabardine - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Gabardine \Gab`ar*dine"\, Gaberdine \Gab`er*dine"\, 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]

gabardine - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  gabardine
      n 1: a firm durable fabric with a twill weave
      2: (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine
         or tweed or white cloth [syn: flannel, gabardine,
         tweed, white]
      3: a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles
         [syn: duster, gaberdine, gabardine, smock, dust   coat
         ]