gabardine
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈɡæbərˌdin/
- Archaic
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gabardina
- She wore a stylish gabardine garment that reached down to her ankles, protecting her from the rain.
- gabardine coat
- gabardine trench
Examples
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On my bony white knees, I knelt behind the gabardine drapes in St. Mary's Church and confessed to a man in black every sin I could think of.
Fiction book (1993) -
The Admiralty, the government, the Americans and the insurance assessors - grubby little men with gabardine raincoats and dandruff.
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An elderly man, dressed in the flat brown gabardine typical of fifties Sunday best, steps out of his row.
Academic text (1999) -
The light, changing fast, has turned a gelatinous green, so that even the black of her father's gabardine has a glaucous case.
Fiction book (1990) -
My memory is that I came in to the studio and there was this guy standing there in a Gabardine raincoat, and a large, large bloke, and I had no idea who it was.
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Father Conwell came in, complete with black gabardine coat, grey muffler, white collar, and red nose.
Fiction book (1991) -
Their gabardines were crisp and clean, the handcuffs and come-along chains they carried on their belts chrome-plated, their leather buffed.
Fiction book (1998) -
Fuck the black-hatted Hasidim, strolling up and down 47th Street in their dirty gabardine with their dandruff, selling South African apartheid diamonds.
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An elderly man, dressed in a long gabardine coat, stepped out of the train station on a chilly day.
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Father Conwell arrived wearing his black gabardine coat over his grey trousers, ready for the Sunday service.
Synonyms
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3.1
A long waterproof coat with a belt and deep pockets, often worn in a military style
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5.3
A loose outer piece of clothing worn to protect clothes while working or for ceremony
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6.6
A long loose coat that protects clothes from dust
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7.3
A long loose robe worn by religious people like monks or priests
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7.2
A large, heavy coat worn over clothes to keep warm in cold weather
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9.9
A long loose coat that reaches down to the ankles
A long loose piece of clothing you wear over other clothes to protect them from dust
A long coat with a hood you can pull over your head to keep warm or dry
A piece of outer clothing you wear over other clothes for warmth or protection
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Etymology
Gabardine comes from Spanish gabardina, meaning 'a long cloak', and it brings to mind a loose outer garment worn for warmth. That's why gabardine can mean the long coat itself, as well as the heavy cloth used to make it.