garibaldi

[ gar-uh-bawl-dee ]

/ ˌgær əˈbɔl di /

noun

a loose blouse worn by women and children in the mid-19th century, made in imitation of the red shirts worn by the soldiers of Garibaldi.

a brilliant orange damselfish, Hypsypops rubicundus, found off the rocky coasts of southern California.

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Origin of garibaldi

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby garibaldi

garget, gargle, gargoyle, gargoylism, gari, garibaldi, garibaldi, giuseppe, garigue, garish, garland, garlic

Definition for garibaldi (2 of 2)

Garibaldi

[ gar-uh-bawl-dee; Italian gah-ree-bahl-dee ]

/ ˌgær əˈbɔl di; Italian ˌgɑ riˈbɑl di /

noun

Giu·sep·pe

[juh-sep-ee; Italian joo-zep-pe] /dʒəˈsɛp i; Italian dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/,1807–82, Italian patriot and general.

OTHER WORDS FROM Garibaldi

Gar·i·bal·di·an, adjective, noun

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Example sentences from the Web for garibaldi

Cianci told his driver to stop the car at Garibaldi Park in the Federal Hill section of town.
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Tancredi joins Garibaldi and marries the rich bourgeois beauty Angelica.
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Outside of Naples the King at the head of his troops was met by Garibaldi, riding with some of his red-shirted officers.
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History records how nobly Garibaldi acted, and how scurvily he was treated.
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On the 20th of July Garibaldi, operating both by land and sea, attacked and defeated them at Milazzo on the northern coast.
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He says he 'll send off a confidential messenger at once to Garibaldi's camp with a letter for Tony.
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Garibaldi, services in war between Argentine and Uruguay, 93.
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British Dictionary definitions for garibaldi (1 of 2)

garibaldi

/ (ˌɡærɪˈbɔːldɪ) /

noun

a woman's loose blouse with long sleeves popular in the 1860s, copied from the red flannel shirt worn by Garibaldi's soldiers

British a type of biscuit having a layer of currants in the centre

British Dictionary definitions for garibaldi (2 of 2)

Garibaldi

/ (ˌɡærɪˈbɔːldɪ) /

noun

Giuseppe (dʒuˈzɛppe). 1807–82, Italian patriot; a leader of the Risorgimento. He fought against the Austrians and French in Italy (1848–49; 1859) and, with 1000 volunteers, conquered Sicily and Naples for the emerging kingdom of Italy (1860)

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