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Definition of Gaberdine
1. Noun. A loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles.
Generic synonyms: Coverall
Derivative terms: Smock
Definition of Gaberdine
1. n. See Gabardine.
Definition of Gaberdine
1. Noun. A long cloak. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gaberdine
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gaberdine
Literary usage of Gaberdine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Standard Dictionary of Facts: History, Language, Literature, Biography edited by Henry Woldmar Ruoff (1909)
"... with a black gaberdine, and a ! pointed black cap. Drawings may be divided
into five classes: sketches, finished drawings, studies, academic drawings, ..."
2. Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and by Henry Hallam (1842)
"... is to count for such, which the parties assailed could not be expected to
admit ; and they could hardly thank him for " spitting on their gaberdine. ..."
3. Alaeddin and the Enchanted Lamp: Zein Ul Asnam and the King of the Jinn by John Payne (1901)
"Moreover, when he had made an end of the prayers, he returned to his own house
and donned his gaberdine; then, ..."
4. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares (1859)
"Under your gaberdine* wear pistols all, O. PI., x, 176. f With whom besides he
changed a gaberdine, Thick-lined and soft ; which still he made his shift ..."
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