gabardine

gab·ar·dine  (gbr-dn, gbr-dn)

n.

1. A sturdy, tightly woven fabric of cotton, wool, or rayon twill. Also called gaberdine.

2. See gaberdine.

3. Chiefly British A laborer's long loose smock; a gaberdine.

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[Alteration of gaberdine.]

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gabardine, gaberdine [ˈgæbəˌdiːn ˌgæbəˈdiːn]

n

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a twill-weave worsted, cotton, or spun-rayon fabric

2. (Clothing & Fashion) an ankle-length loose coat or frock worn by men, esp by Jews, in the Middle Ages

3. (Clothing & Fashion) any of various other garments made of gabardine, esp a child's raincoat

[from Old French gauvardine pilgrim's garment, from Middle High German wallewart pilgrimage; related to Spanish gabardina]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gabardine - a firm durable fabric with a twill weave cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
	2.	gabardine - (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth tweed, flannel, white trouser, pant - (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately; "he had a sharp crease in his trousers" plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
	3.	gabardine - a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles dust coat, gaberdine, smock, duster coverall - a loose-fitting protective garment that is worn over other clothing

Translations

gabardine gaberdine [ˌgæbə^rˈdiːn]

n

(= material) → gabardine f

(= coat) → gabardine f

modif [coat, skirt] → en gabardine

gabardine, gaberdine

n → Gabardine m