gab, gab be

i. & t. [Icel. gabba =to mock, to deceive; O. Fr. gaber to deceive; Port. gabar; Ital. gabbare; Dut. gabberen to joke.] [JABBER.] A. Intransitive : *1. To talk idly or untruly; to lie. 2. To chatter, to prate, to jabber. *3. To gape, to stand out. *B. Trans.: To deceive, to mock. *ga-ban, s . [O. Fr.; Fr. cab an .] A kind of coarse cloak. [GABARDINE.] gā-bar-age (age as Ig), s. [Etym. doubtful.] Fabric: A coarse linen packing-cloth.