Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A long, coarse cloak or frock worn especially by Jews during the Middle Ages.
- noun Chiefly British A laborer's long loose smock.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
gabardine .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun See
gabardine .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A long
cloak .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Examples
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[82] A gaberdine is a shaggy cloak of coarse but warm materials.
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Only yesterday my year 7s were falling about watching two of their number lying on the floor in front of the whiteboard, fooling about under a "gaberdine".
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It's not Seasonal Affective Disorder or anything, just that the new year always feels like a gaberdine raincoat that's far too big and baggy and I wallow around in it for a while feeling all wrong, out of step and in danger of tripping over all day long.
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I didn't grow much until I was about fourteen by which time it was still functioning as a mini gaberdine raincoat as per the fashion and with the belt buckled around the back as you did.
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I was bought a navy gaberdine raincoat when I was about six with plenty of room to grow into.
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I was bought a navy gaberdine raincoat when I was about six with plenty of room to grow into.
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I didn't grow much until I was about fourteen by which time it was still functioning as a mini gaberdine raincoat as per the fashion and with the belt buckled around the back as you did.
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It's not Seasonal Affective Disorder or anything, just that the new year always feels like a gaberdine raincoat that's far too big and baggy and I wallow around in it for a while feeling all wrong, out of step and in danger of tripping over all day long.
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I held it in my arms: a nightshirt, nightcap, and slippers, pantaloons and gaberdine, a skullcap, gloves, and overshoes—all in the order in which they would be required.
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I held it in my arms: a nightshirt, nightcap, and slippers, pantaloons and gaberdine, a skullcap, gloves, and overshoes—all in the order in which they would be required.
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