- A long, coarse cloak or frock worn especially by Jews during the Middle Ages. Also called gabardine.
- Chiefly British. A loose smock worn by laborers.
- See gabardine (sense 1).
[Obsolete French gauvardine, from Old French galvardine, perhaps from Middle High German wallevart, pilgrimage : wallen, to roam (from Old High German wallōn) + vart, journey (from Old High German , from faran, to go).]





