Gaberdine

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of gabardine (“long cloak”). alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

    "He was an unshaven little man in a threadbare coat like a gaberdine, with his feet in slippers, and I thought him a harmless fool."

  2. 2
    a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles wordnet
  3. 3
    Alternative form of gabardine (“textile”). alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

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dust coatdusterdustergabardinesmock

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"He was an unshaven little man in a threadbare coat like a gaberdine, with his feet in slippers, and I thought him a harmless fool."

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