gabardine

  • 21Gabardine — Ga|bar|dine [ gabardi:n, auch ... di:n(ə)] der; s, Plur. (Sorten) , auch die; , Plur. (Sorten) <aus gleichbed. fr. gabardine, dies aus span. gabardina »eng anliegender Männerrock«> Gewebe mit steil laufenden Schrägrippen (für Kleider,… …

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  • 22gabardine — [16] The use of gabardine for a sort of worsted material is an early 20th century development, but the word itself has been around much longer than that. Its central meaning (for which the usual spelling is gaberdine) is ‘long coarse outer… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 23gabardine — also gaberdine noun 1 (U) a strong material which does not allow water to go through and is often used for making coats 2 (C) a coat made from gabardine …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24gabardine — ga|bar|di|ne sb., n el. t, r, rne (et fintrådet stof), i sms. gabardine , fx gabardinebukser …

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  • 25gabardine — [16] The use of gabardine for a sort of worsted material is an early 20th century development, but the word itself has been around much longer than that. Its central meaning (for which the usual spelling is gaberdine) is ‘long coarse outer… …

    Word origins

  • 26gabardine — n. (also gaberdine) 1 a smooth durable twill woven cloth esp. of worsted or cotton. 2 a garment made of this, esp. a raincoat. Etymology: var. of GABERDINE * * * gabardine var. of gaberdine (esp. in sense 1 e) …

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  • 27Gabardine (disambiguation) — Gabardine is a tough, tightly woven fabric used to make suits, overcoats, trousers and other garments.Gabardine may also refer to:* Gabardine (album), a 1990 s indie rock album * Gabardine (band), an American indie rock group …

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  • 28Gabardine (album) — Gabardine is the only album by the Omaha, Nebraska band Gabardine. This album is the 26th release of Saddle Creek Records.Track listing# Romance is Better in Theory # Learn to Sleep Alone # For Future Grooms # And Then the Drummer Flew Away #… …

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  • 29Gabardine (band) — Gabardine was a band on Saddle Creek Records that formed in 1996. Comprised of members of Beep Beep, Broken Spindles, and The Faint, their members were Chris Hughes, Eric Bemberger, Ben Armstrong, and Joel Petersen. They released one self titled… …

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  • 30gabardine — noun /ˈɡæbəˌdiːn,ˈɡæbɚˌdin/ a) A type of woolen cloth with a diagonal ribbed texture on one side. The merchant found gabardines with finer ribs sold better here b) A similar fabric, made from cotton …

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