gabardine
English

Alternative forms
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”)).
Noun
gabardine (usually uncountable, plural gabardines)
- (uncountable, countable) A type of woolen cloth with a diagonal ribbed texture on one side.
- The merchant found gabardines with finer ribs sold better here.
- (uncountable, countable) A similar fabric, made from cotton.
- (countable) A gaberdine (garment).
- (countable, historical) A yellow robe that Jews in England were compelled to wear in the year 1189 as a mark of distinction.
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣɑ.bɑrˈdi.nə/
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Inflection
Inflection of gabardine | ||||
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uninflected | gabardine | |||
inflected | gabardine | |||
comparative | — | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | ||||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | gabardine | ||
n. sing. | gabardine | |||
plural | gabardine | |||
definite | gabardine | |||
partitive |
Noun
gabardine f (plural gabardines, diminutive gabardinetje n)
References
- “gabardine” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]
French
Etymology
Borrowed 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"
Pronunciation
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Noun
gabardine f (plural gabardines)
Further reading
- “gabardine” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from French, 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"
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡa.barˈd̪iː.ne], /ɡabarˈdine/