gabardine vs linen

gabardine

noun
  • A similar fabric, made from cotton. 

  • A yellow robe that Jews in England were compelled to wear in the year 1189 as a mark of distinction. 

  • A type of woolen cloth with a diagonal ribbed texture on one side. 

  • A long cloak. 

linen

noun
  • Domestic textiles, such as tablecloths, bedding, towels, underclothes, etc., that are made of linen or linen-like fabrics of cotton or other fibers; linens. 

  • Thread or cloth made from flax fiber. 

  • A light beige colour, like that of linen cloth undyed. 

adj
  • Having the colour linen, light beige. 

  • Made from linen cloth or thread. 

How often have the words gabardine and linen occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )