释义
n.
a smooth, durable twill-woven cloth, typically of worsted or cotton
轧别丁,华达呢。
[count noun]Brit. a raincoat made of such cloth
〈英〉 华达呢雨衣。
historical a loose long upper garment, associated particularly with Jews and beggars
〈史〉 (尤指犹太人穿的)粗布长袍;乞丐袍。
词源
"early 16th cent.: 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 cent."