gaberdine

[ gab-er-deen, gab-er-deen ]
/ ˈgæb ərˌdin, ˌgæb ərˈdin /

noun

Also gabardine. a long, loose coat or frock for men, worn in the Middle Ages, especially by Jews.
gabardine(def 1).

Origin of gaberdine

1510–20; < Middle French gauvardine, gallevardine < Spanish gabardina, perhaps a conflation of gabán (≪ Arabic qabā men's overgarment) and tabardina, diminutive of tabardo tabard

Words nearby gaberdine

gabble, gabbro, gabby, gabe, gabelle, gaberdine, gaberlunzie, gaberones, gabfest, gabion, gabionade

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British Dictionary definitions for gaberdine

gaberdine
/ (ˈɡæbəˌdiːn, ˌɡæbəˈdiːn) /

noun

a variant spelling of gabardine