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Definition of Garibaldi

1. Noun. Italian patriot whose conquest of Sicily and Naples led to the formation of the Italian state (1807-1882).

2. Noun. A loose high-necked blouse with long sleeves; styled after the red flannel shirts worn by Garibaldi's soldiers.

Definition of Garibaldi

1. n. A jacket worn by women; -- so called from its resemblance in shape to the red shirt worn by the Italians patriot Garibaldi.

Definition of Garibaldi

1. Noun. (British) a biscuit consisting of currants squashed between layers of flaky pastry; a ''squashed fly biscuit'' ¹

2. Noun. A bright yellow/orange damselfish, of the genus ''Hypsypops'', from the seas of southern California ¹

3. Noun. A jacket worn by women; so called from its resemblance in shape to the red shirt worn by the Italian patriot Garibaldi. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Garibaldi

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Medical Definition of Garibaldi

1. 1. A jacket worn by women; so called from its resemblance in shape to the red shirt worn by the Italians patriot Garibaldi. 2. A California market fish (Pomancentrus rubicundus) of a deep scarlet colour. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Garibaldi

gargouillade gargouillades gargoulette gargoulettes gargoyle gargoyle cell gargoyled gargoyles gargoylism gargoylisms

gargyle gargyles gari garial garials garibaldi (current term) garibaldis garigue garigues garis

garish garished garishes garishing garishly garishness garishnesses garjan garjans garland

Literary usage of Garibaldi

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero, Ernest Alfred Benians (1909)
"more than ever to have some secret understanding with garibaldi. ... We cannot say what impression these events made on the mind of garibaldi; ..."

2. The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"On the 12th of May the dictatorship of garibaldi was proclaimed at Salemi, ... Once established at Palermo, garibaldi organized an army to liberate Naples ..."

3. A History of Italian Unity: Being a Political History of Italy from 1814 to 1871 by Bolton King (1912)
"garibaldi wants to march to Rome; the dictatorship at Naples ; agitation for annexation ; battle of the Volturno. garibaldi demands ..."

4. The History of Twenty-five Years by Sir Spencer Walpole (1904)
"At this moment France came forward with a fresh programme: M. Thouvenel proposed that the British and French squadrons should inform General garibaldi that ..."

5. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero, Ernest Alfred Benians (1909)
"more than ever to have some secret understanding with garibaldi. ... We cannot say what impression these events made on the mind of garibaldi; ..."

6. The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"On the 12th of May the dictatorship of garibaldi was proclaimed at Salemi, ... Once established at Palermo, garibaldi organized an army to liberate Naples ..."

7. A History of Italian Unity: Being a Political History of Italy from 1814 to 1871 by Bolton King (1912)
"garibaldi wants to march to Rome; the dictatorship at Naples ; agitation for annexation ; battle of the Volturno. garibaldi demands ..."

8. The History of Twenty-five Years by Sir Spencer Walpole (1904)
"At this moment France came forward with a fresh programme: M. Thouvenel proposed that the British and French squadrons should inform General garibaldi that ..."

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