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Garibaldi

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Gar·i·bal·di  (gr-bôld, gär-bäld), Giuseppe 1807-1882.
Italian general and nationalist who led 1,000 volunteers in the capture of Sicily and Naples (1860). His conquest led to the formation of the kingdom of Italy (1861).
gar·i·bal·di  (gr-bôld)
n. pl. gar·i·bal·dis
1. A loose high-necked blouse styled after the red shirts worn by Garibaldi and his soldiers.
2. A bright orange or yellow-orange damselfish (Hypsypops rubicundus) native to coastal marine waters of southern California.
[After Giuseppe Garibaldi.]
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Noun1.GaribaldiGaribaldi - Italian patriot whose conquest of Sicily and Naples led to the formation of the Italian state (1807-1882)
Giuseppe Garibaldi
2.garibaldi - a loose high-necked blouse with long sleeves; styled after the red flannel shirts worn by Garibaldi's soldiers
blouse - a top worn by women


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He was taciturn, and what Philip learnt about him he learnt from others: it appeared that he had fought with Garibaldi against the Pope, but had left Italy in disgust when it was clear that all his efforts for freedom, by which he meant the establishment of a republic, tended to no more than an exchange of yokes; he had been expelled from Geneva for it was not known what political offences.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
Arrangements have been made to take on board at Leghorn a pilot for Caprera, and, if practicable, a call will be made there to visit the home of Garibaldi.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
What can we expect, then, when we have only poor gallant blundering men like Kossuth, Garibaldi, Mazzini, and righteous causes which do not triumph in their hands--men who have holes enough in their armour, God knows, easy to be hit by respectabilities sitting in their lounging chairs, and having large balances at their bankers'?
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