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gar⋅i⋅bal⋅di

  [gar-uh-bawl-dee]
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–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.
Origin:
1860–65

Gar⋅i⋅bal⋅di

  [gar-uh-bawl-dee; It. gah-ree-bahl-dee]
–noun
Giu⋅sep⋅pe  [juh-sep-ee; It. joo-zep-pe] , 1807–82, Italian patriot and general.
Related forms:
Gar⋅i⋅bal⋅di⋅an, adjective, noun
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gar·i·bal·di   (gār'ə-bôl'dē)   
n.   pl. gar·i·bal·dis

  1. A loose high-necked blouse styled after the red shirts worn by Garibaldi and his soldiers.

  2. A bright orange or yellow-orange damselfish (Hypsypops rubicundus) native to coastal marine waters of southern California.


[After Giuseppe Garibaldi.]
Gar·i·bal·di   (gār'ə-bôl'dē, gä'rē-bäl'dē)   
Italian general and nationalist who led 1,000 volunteers in the capture of Sicily and Naples (1860). His conquest led to the formation of the kingdom of Italy (1861).
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Word Origin & History

garibaldi 
1862, blouse worn by women in imitation of red shirts worn by followers of Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-82), liberator of Italy.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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