garibaldi

[ gar-uh-bawl-dee ]

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 of garibaldi

1
First recorded in 1860–65

Other definitions for Garibaldi (2 of 2)

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

noun
  1. 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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How to use garibaldi in a sentence

  • They found the Garibaldian waiting; and after an interchange of a few thrusts Raoul was slightly wounded in the right shoulder.

    File No. 113 | Emile Gaboriau
  • This is the balance sheet discrepancy resulting from the war of 1860 which the Garibaldian heirs claim is theirs by rights.

  • Eleven millions of ducats taken from the Garibaldian government at Naples.

  • The faithful followed piously chanting the Miserere or reciting the Rosary, while the enemy howled the Garibaldian song.

    The War Upon Religion | Rev. Francis A. Cunningham
  • The old Garibaldian threw up his head like a warhorse at the call of battle, and his rickety limbs were going towards the door.

    The Eternal City | Hall Caine

British Dictionary definitions for garibaldi (1 of 2)

garibaldi

/ (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. British a type of biscuit having a layer of currants in the centre

British Dictionary definitions for Garibaldi (2 of 2)

Garibaldi

/ (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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