garibaldi
[gar-uh-bawl-dee]
- 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
Garibaldi
[gar-uh-bawl-dee; Italian gah-ree-bahl-dee]
- Giu·sep·pe [juh-sep-ee; Italian joo-zep-pe] /dʒəˈsɛp i; Italian dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/, 1807–82, Italian patriot and general.
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Contemporary Examples of garibaldi
Cianci told his driver to stop the car at Garibaldi Park in the Federal Hill section of town.
Tancredi joins Garibaldi and marries the rich bourgeois beauty Angelica.
Historical Examples of garibaldi
I am afraid that this prolific letter-writing will use up Garibaldi.
Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863Adam Gurowski
A great crowd was coming into the piazza, singing the Garibaldi Hymn.
The Eternal CityHall Caine
His new friends hoped to see him at the Garibaldi tomorrow evening.
Where Angels Fear to TreadE. M. Forster
They said a few days back that they were in the Tyrol with Garibaldi.
Something not very unlike it; I mean to go and have a turn with Garibaldi.
Tony ButlerCharles James Lever
garibaldi
- 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
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Garibaldi
- 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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Word Origin and History for garibaldi
Garibaldi
1862, blouse worn by women in imitation of red shirts worn by followers of Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882), liberator of Italy.
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