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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. a firm durable fabric with a twill weave;

2. (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth;
[syn: flannel, gabardine, tweed, white]

3. a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles;
[syn: duster, gaberdine, gabardine, smock, dust coat]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Gabardine \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, It. gabbano and perh. to E. cabin.] A coarse frock or loose upper garment formerly worn by Jews; a mean dress. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

gabardine n 1: a firm durable fabric with a twill weave 2: (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth [syn: flannel, gabardine, tweed, white] 3: a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles [syn: duster, gaberdine, gabardine, smock, dust coat]