求翻译：Burberry 早期是发展户外服饰的，早于1880年，Thomas 便发明了一种防水透气的布料是什么意思？

Burberry is early development of outdoor clothing, back in 1880, Thomas has developed a waterproof breathable fabric--Gabardine, in 1888 and obtained a patent for the then United Kingdom officers design and manufacture a raincoat, King Edward VII subsequently ordered to Burberry raincoats, as one of the British army uniforms.