glengarry

[glen-gar-ee]

noun

plural

glengarries 

1. a Scottish cap with straight sides, a crease along the top, and sometimes short ribbon streamers at the back, worn by Highlanders as part of military dress.

glengarry

/ ɡlɛnˈɡærɪ /

noun

1. Also called: glengarry bonnet. a brimless Scottish woollen cap with a crease down the crown, often with ribbons dangling at the back

Word History and Origins

Origin of glengarry¹

First recorded in 1835–45; after Glengarry, a valley in Invernesshire, Scotland

Word History and Origins

Origin of glengarry¹

C19: after Glengarry, Scotland

Example Sentences

Two Emmy-winning alums of HBO’s “Succession,” Sarah Snook in “The Picture of Dorian Gray” and Kieran Culkin in “Glengarry Glen Ross,” have been treading the boards, as has Netflix’s “Stranger Things” standout Sadie Sink in “John Proctor Is the Villain.”

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In a Broadway season that featured Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal in a rudderless “Othello” and Kieran Culkin in a “Glengarry Glen Ross” revival that might have been stronger without him, “Good Night, and Good Luck” was a convenient target for anti-Hollywood sentiment.

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He is currently starring in the revival of “Glengarry Glen Ross” on Broadway.

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Foley’s diverse directing career — which notably included films “Glengarry Glen Ross,” “At Close Range” and the “Fifty Shades” sequels — began in the mid-1980s.

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In 1992, Foley directed the film adaptation of playwright David Mamet’s “Glengarry Glen Ross.”

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