1.
It began when one of the staff sergeants who had his discharge orders approached Colling to ask if he would be interested in buying two of his tailored gabardine dress shirts
2.
Berbers, Arabs in woollen jellabas and yellow babouches, their women in blue or green gabardine, hoods up and a gauzy cloth covering nose and mouth
3.
Shaking his head in discouragement, Hodges grabbed his old gabardine coat and hat from his office’s coat hanger and walked out, intent on going home, have supper and a shower, then enjoy at least eight hours of sleep
4.
A woman waters flowers; an old traveler in gabardine walks a poodle
5.
In fact the outer edges were slightly distorted, making the material of his fine gabardine suit seem warped, like a nubby raw silk
6.
Marilyn Monroe emerged from her home on the morning of October 6 to meet the press wearing an all-black ensemble: a skintight black sweater with a matching gabardine skirt and heels along with a black leather belt
7.
Willie put his gabardine and cap on and slung his gas-mask box over his shoulder
8.
The first day, after they collected Dobbs and the cart, was another fine one, but on the Tuesday it rained and they had to sit in sou'westers and gabardine capes