glengarry

American  

[glen-gar-ee] / glɛnˈgær i /

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.

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glengarry British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of glengarry

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

Example Sentences

The very sight of a newcomer in a speckless suit, with an irreproachable tie and both tails on his glengarry bonnet, excited a profound emotion in the school and carried it beyond self-control.

From Young Barbarians by Maclaren, Ian

Now, however, the hank was too complicated to give way to a twitch, for the glengarry held hard on to the heather.

From The Eagle Cliff by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

"Who have we here at all?" he said, trying to tip up the glengarry.

From She's All the World to Me by Caine, Hall, Sir

Joe's jacket is always closely buttoned, and he wears his tweed cap tilted on his head at the same angle as he would his glengarry when on parade.

From Betty Grier by Waugh, Joseph Laing

Got up early in the morning of St. Patrick's Day; provided himself with handful of shamrock, which he stuck in his glengarry.

From Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 102, April 2, 1892 by Various