gabardine
1gabardine — [ gabardin ] n. f. • fin XIXe; esp. gabardina;cf. a. fr. gaverdine « manteau » (1482); all. Wallevart « pèlerinage » → pèlerine 1 ♦ Tissu croisé de laine ou de coton, à fines côtes sur l endroit. Gabardine de laine. Pantalon de gabardine. 2 ♦… …
2Gabardine — is a tough, tightly woven fabric used to make suits, overcoats, trousers and other garments. The fibre used to make the fabric is traditionally worsted wool, but may also be cotton, synthetic or mixed. The fabric is smooth on one side and has a… …
3Gabardine — Gabardine: Der Stoffname wurde in neuerer Zeit aus gleichbed. frz. gabardine entlehnt, das seinerseits aus span. gabardina »eng anliegender Männerrock« stammt. Das span. Wort beruht wohl auf einer Kreuzung aus span. gabán »Mantel, Rock« und… …
4Gabardine — Gab ar*dine , Gaberdine Gab er*dine , n. [Sp. gabardina; cf. It. gavardina, OF. galvardine, calvardine, gavardine, galeverdine; perh. akin to Sp. & OF. gaban a sort of cloak or coat for rainy weather, F. caban great coat with a hood and sleeves,… …
5Gabardine — er et tætvævet klædestof …
6gabardine — (n.) 1590s, dress, covering, variant of GABERDINE (Cf. gaberdine). Meaning closely woven cloth is from 1904 …
7gabardine — s. f. O mesmo que gabardina. ‣ Etimologia: espanhol gabardina …
8gabardine — /fr. ɡabarˈdin/ s. f. o m. inv. 1. gabardina 2. impermeabile, soprabito …
9gabardine — This is the recommended spelling for the word meaning ‘a smooth durable cloth’ or a raincoat made from it. The form gaberdine is used with historical reference to the smock worn by almsmen and beggars, and by Jews on the Elizabethan stage, as in… …
10gabardine — [gab′ər dēn΄, gab΄ər dēn′] n. [var. of GABERDINE] 1. a cloth of wool, cotton, rayon, etc. twilled on one side and having a fine, diagonal weave, used for suits, coats, dresses, etc. 2. a garment made of this cloth 3. GABERDINE …
