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Noun: gabardine  'ga-bu(r),deen
  1. A firm durable fabric with a twill weave
    "His gabardine suit was perfect for business travel"
     
  2. (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel, gabardine, tweed or white cloth
    "He chose a pair of gabardine trousers for the outdoor event";
    - flannel, tweed, white
     
  3. A loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles
    "The rabbi wore a traditional black gabardine";
    - duster, gaberdine, smock, dust coat

Derived forms: gabardines

Type of: cloth, coverall [N. Amer], dacks [Austral, NZ], daks [Austral, NZ], fabric, material, pair of trousers, pants [N. Amer], textile, trousers

Encyclopedia: Gabardine