GARIBALDI

garibaldi

(noun) a loose high-necked blouse with long sleeves; styled after the red flannel shirts worn by Garibaldi’s soldiers

Garibaldi, Giuseppe Garibaldi

(noun) Italian patriot whose conquest of Sicily and Naples led to the formation of the Italian state (1807-1882)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

garibaldi (plural garibaldis)

(British) a biscuit consisting of currants squashed between layers of flaky pastry.

A bright yellow/orange damselfish, of the genus Hypsypops, from the seas of southern California.

A kind of jacket worn by women.

Synonyms

• (biscuit): fly biscuit, squashed fly biscuit

Source: Wiktionary


Ga`ri*bal"di, n.

1. A jacket worn by women; -- so called from its resemblance in shape to the red shirt worn by the Italians patriot Garibaldi.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A California market fish (Pomancentrus rubicundus) of a deep scarlet color.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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