gaberdine /ˌɡabəˈdiːn 
, ˈɡabədiːn / (mainly North American English gabardine) ▸ noun 1 [mass noun] a smooth, durable twill-woven worsted or cotton cloth: [as modifier] a gaberdine suit.
▪ [count noun] British English a raincoat made of gaberdine: Willie hung his gaberdine and cap on his peg.
2 historical a long, loose upper garment, worn particularly by Jewish men. – ORIGIN early 16th century: from Old French gauvardine, earlier gallevardine, perhaps from Middle High German wallevart ‘pilgrimage’ and originally ‘a garment worn by a pilgrim’. The textile sense is first recorded in the early 20th century.
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