Gaberdine Definition
găbər-dēn, găbər-dēn
noun
A loose coat of coarse cloth, worn in the Middle Ages and later associated with Jews.
Webster's New World
A laborer's long loose smock.
American Heritage
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Gaberdine
Noun
Singular:
gaberdine
Plural:
gaberdinesOrigin of Gaberdine
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Obsolete French gauvardine from Old French galvardine perhaps from Middle High German wallevart pilgrimage wallen to roam (from Old High German wallōn wel-2 in Indo-European roots) vart journey (from Old High German) (from faran to go per-2 in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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