gaberdine
IPA: gˈæbɝdˈini
noun
- Alternative form of gabardine (“long cloak”) [(uncountable, countable) A type of woolen cloth with a diagonal ribbed texture on one side.]
- Alternative form of gabardine (“textile”) [(uncountable, countable) A type of woolen cloth with a diagonal ribbed texture on one side.]
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Examples of "gaberdine" in Sentences
- [82] A gaberdine is a shaggy cloak of coarse but warm materials.
- I was bought a navy gaberdine raincoat when I was about six with plenty of room to grow into.
- Only yesterday my year 7s were falling about watching two of their number lying on the floor in front of the whiteboard, fooling about under a "gaberdine".
- I held it in my arms: a nightshirt, nightcap, and slippers, pantaloons and gaberdine, a skullcap, gloves, and overshoes—all in the order in which they would be required.
- I didn't grow much until I was about fourteen by which time it was still functioning as a mini gaberdine raincoat as per the fashion and with the belt buckled around the back as you did.
- It's not Seasonal Affective Disorder or anything, just that the new year always feels like a gaberdine raincoat that's far too big and baggy and I wallow around in it for a while feeling all wrong, out of step and in danger of tripping over all day long.
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