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Word: Gaberdine
Speech Type: Noun
early 16th century: from Old French gauvardine, earlier gallevardine, perhaps from Middle High German wallevart ‘pilgrimage’ and originally ‘a garment worn by a pilgrim’. The textile sense is first recorded in the early 20th century
ˌɡabəˈdiːn
ˈɡabədiːn
a smooth, durable twill-woven worsted or cotton cloth
Short Definition:smooth, durable twill-woven worsted or cotton cloth
Examples:- a gaberdine suit
a long, loose upper garment, worn particularly by Jewish men.
Short Definition:long, loose upper garment
- gabardine
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