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Definition of gaberdine :
1. A coarse frock or loose upper garment formerly worn by Jews; a mean dress.
2. See Gabardine.
Synonyms:
sandstorm, gabardine, dust storm, sirocco, tweed, dustrag, smock, flannel, duster, white, dust coat, dustcloth
Usage examples:
- He never permitted a trifle like this to unsettle his patience; he just kept on wearing that gaberdine until it had no nap and the wads wouldn't stick. - "The Fiend's Delight", Dod Grile.
- They had dressed him in a gaberdine and set the yellow cap on his shaven poll. - "Dreamers of the Ghetto", I. Zangwill.
- And so you expected a gaberdine. - "Dreamers of the Ghetto", I. Zangwill.
