GABARDINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gabardine mean? 

• GABARDINE (noun)
  The noun GABARDINE has 3 senses:

1. a firm durable fabric with a twill weave

2. (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth

3. a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles

  Familiarity information: GABARDINE used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GABARDINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A firm durable fabric with a twill weave

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("gabardine" is a kind of...):

cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

flannel; gabardine; tweed; white

Hypernyms ("gabardine" is a kind of...):

pair of trousers; pant; trousers ((usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately)

Domain usage:

plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

dust coat; duster; gabardine; gaberdine; smock

Hypernyms ("gabardine" is a kind of...):

coverall (a loose-fitting protective garment that is worn over other clothing)