gaberdine
noun
[ ˌɡabəˈdiːn ]
• a smooth, durable twill-woven worsted or cotton cloth.
• "a gaberdine suit"
• a long, loose upper garment, worn particularly by Jewish men.
Origin:
early 16th century: from Old French gauvardine, earlier gallevardine, perhaps from Middle High German wallevart ‘pilgrimage’ and originally ‘a garment worn by a pilgrim’. The textile sense is first recorded in the early 20th century.
