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gabardine

/ˈɡæbəˌdiːn/US/ˈɡæbɚˌdin/

gabardine noun: a type of woolen cloth with a diagonal ribbed texture on one side.

Noun

gabardine (usually uncountable, plural gabardines)

  1. (countable, uncountable, usually) A type of woolen cloth with a diagonal ribbed texture on one side.
    • The merchant found gabardines with finer ribs sold better here.
  2. (countable, uncountable, usually) A similar fabric, made from cotton.
  3. (countable, usually) A long cloak.
  4. (countable, historical, usually) A yellow robe that Jews in England were compelled to wear in the year 1189 as a mark of distinction.
    • You call me misbeliever, cut-throat dog,
      And spet upon my Jewish gabardine,
      And all for use of that which is mine own.c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

gabardine meaning in Tamil

gabardine in Tamil

மழைகாப்புச் சட்டைக்குரிய துணிவகை

Forms of gabardine

pluralgabardines
alternative formgaberdine
alternative formgarbardine

Origin of gabardine

Recorded since 1904, altering the earlier gaberdine (“long, coarse outer garment”) (since 1520), from Spanish gabardina (perhaps influenced by gabán (“overcoat”) and tabardina (“coarse coat”)), from Middle French galverdine, itself probably from (Old or Middle) High German wallevart (“pilgrimage”), in the sense of “pilgrim's cloak” (from wallen (“to ambulate”) + vart (“journey”)).

Questions about gabardine

What does gabardine mean?
Gabardine means a type of woolen cloth with a diagonal ribbed texture on one side.
What is gabardine in Tamil?
Gabardine in Tamil is மழைகாப்புச் சட்டைக்குரிய துணிவகை. See Gabardine meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is gabardine?
Gabardine is a noun.
How do you pronounce gabardine?
Gabardine is pronounced /ˈɡæbəˌdiːn/ (UK).
What is the plural of gabardine?
The plural of gabardine is gabardines.

Words near gabardine in the dictionary

  1. gabapentin
  2. gabapentine
  3. gabapentinoid
  4. gabapentinoids
  5. GABAR
  6. gabardine
  7. gabardines
  8. Gabarre
  9. Gabarrot
  10. GABARs
  11. Gabay

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gabardine (page history and authors); gabardine (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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