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Synonyms for gabardine

Most common

tweed flannel duster smock

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Tweed

tweed, flannel, white

2. Smock

smock, duster

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A type of woolen cloth with a diagonal ribbed texture on one side.

    The merchant found gabardines with finer ribs sold better here.

  2. n. 2

    A similar fabric, made from cotton.

Related words

Other spellings
gaberdine garbardine

Forms

Plural
gabardines → tweeds, flannels, whites, smocks…

Example sentences

  • tweed Tom was dressed in an old tweed suit.
  • flannel Do you sell any trousers lined with plaid flannel?
  • duster A chambermaid holding a duster is waiting outside the door.
  • smock She wore one of her daddy's old shirts as a paint smock.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
gabardinesteady
tweedrising
flannelrising
dusterrising
smockrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
white1, tweed1, smock1
6 letters
duster2
7 letters
flannel2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (duster2 = 2 syllables).