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gabardine

/ˈɡæbɚˌdin/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables
gabar-dine
IPA
/ˈɡæbɚˌdin/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of woolen cloth with a diagonal ribbed texture on one side.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A similar fabric, made from cotton.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A long cloak.

Countable

noun

A yellow robe that Jews in England were compelled to wear in the year 1189 as a mark of distinction.

Countable

Example Sentences

Etymology

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”)).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: gabardina, galverdine

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɡæbɚˌdin/
  • British English: /ˈɡæbəˌdiːn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

gabardines (plural) gaberdine (alternative) garbardine (alternative)

Synonyms

duster gaberdine smock dust coat flannel tweed white

Rhymes With

aberdeen

Questions

How do you pronounce gabardine?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡæbɚˌdin/.
What does gabardine mean?
A type of woolen cloth with a diagonal ribbed texture on one side.
Where does gabardine come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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