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.

Nearby words

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

Origin of garibaldi

First recorded in 1860–65

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.

Related forms

Gar·i·bal·di·an, adjective, noun

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Cianci told his driver to stop the car at Garibaldi Park in the Federal Hill section of town.
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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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