Garibaldi
[,gærɪ'bɔːldɪ;-'bældɪ] or [,ɡærɪ'bɔldi]
Definition
(noun.) a loose high-necked blouse with long sleeves; styled after the red flannel shirts worn by Garibaldi's soldiers.
(noun.) Italian patriot whose conquest of Sicily and Naples led to the formation of the Italian state (1807-1882).
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Definition
(n.) A jacket worn by women; -- so called from its resemblance in shape to the red shirt worn by the Italians patriot Garibaldi.
(n.) A California market fish (Pomancentrus rubicundus) of a deep scarlet color.
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Definition
n. a woman's loose blouse an imitation of the red shirts worn by the followers of the Italian patriot Garibaldi (1807-1882).
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Examples
- Live the American Garibaldi, said Rinaldi. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Paris, England, Scotland, Switzerland, Italy--Garibaldi! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
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