gabardine

Noun

a firm durable fabric with a twill weave
(usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth
a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles
A type of woolen cloth with a diagonal ribbed texture on one side.
A similar fabric, made from cotton.
A long cloak.
A yellow robe that Jews in England were compelled to wear in the year 1189 as a mark of distinction.

Examples

"The merchant found gabardines with finer ribs sold better here."

Origin / Etymology

Recorded since 1904, altering the earlier gaberdine (“long, coarse outer garment”) (since 1520), from Spanish gabardina (perhaps influenced by gabán (“overcoat”) and tabardina (“coarse coat”)), from Middle French galverdine, itself probably from (Old or Middle) High German wallevart (“pilgrimage”), in the sense of “pilgrim's cloak” (from wallen (“to ambulate”) + vart (“journey”)).

Synonyms

dust coat, duster, flannel, gaberdine, smock, tweed, white

Scrabble Score: 13

gabardine is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
gabardine is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
gabardine is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

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