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• garibaldi
  garibaldi

  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.
• Garibaldi
  Garibaldi

  noun

  Giuseppe 1807–82, Italian patriot and general.

garibaldi

¹ American  

[gar-uh-bawl-dee] / ˌgær əˈbɔl di /

noun

1. 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.

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

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Garibaldi ² American  

[gar-uh-bawl-dee, gah-ree-bahl-dee] / ˌgær əˈbɔl di, ˌgɑ riˈbɑl di /

noun

1. Giuseppe 1807–82, Italian patriot and general.

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garibaldi ¹ British  

/ ˌɡærɪˈbɔːldɪ /

noun

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

2. a type of biscuit having a layer of currants in the centre

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Garibaldi ² British  

/ ˌɡærɪˈbɔːldɪ /

noun

1. 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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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• Garibaldian
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of garibaldi

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

It is stated, now, that GARIBALDI, foiled in his attempts to join the Italian insurgents, is about to throw himself, sword in hand, among the Red River malcontents.

From Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 10, June 4, 1870 by Various

Did you ever read Trevelyan's three volumes on GARIBALDI?

From Letters of Franklin K. Lane by Wall, Louise Herrick