From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgabardinegab‧ar‧dine, gaberdine /ˈɡæbədiːn, ˌɡæbəˈdiːn $ ˈɡæbərdiːn/ noun 1 [uncountable]DCCT a strong material which does not allow water to go through and is often used for making coats2 [countable]DCC a coat made from gabardine
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gabardine• Besides his lavish entertaining, he wore expensive gabardine suits and handmade shoes.• The ticket he was presented that morning by the silent man in the medium-grey gabardine raincoat was just another ticket.• Under that boldly amused scrutiny, her smart white gabardine culottes suddenly failed to cover quite enough bare, slender brown leg.Origin gabardine (1500-1600) Old French gauvardine “long coat” 