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usually uncountable, plural gabardines
(uncountable, countable) A type of woolen cloth with a diagonal ribbed texture on one side. examples
(uncountable, countable) A similar fabric, made from cotton. examples
(countable) A long cloak. examples
(countable, historical) A yellow robe that Jews in England were compelled to wear in the year 1189 as a mark of distinction. quotations
You call me misbeliever, cut-throat dog,And spet upon my Jewish gabardine, And all for use of that which is mine own.
c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, [Act I, scene iii]