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 actor had a number of film and television gigs through the 1960s and ’70s, but he was doing David Mement’s Broadway play “Glengarry Glen Ross” when he got the offer to play Strickland in “Back to the Future.”

From Los Angeles Times

Or be a salesman to understand Jack Lemmon’s desperate drive in “Glengarry Glen Ross.”

From The Wall Street Journal

In “Glengarry Glen Ross,” a group of real-estate salesmen is pushed to compete fiercely after their new, no-nonsense boss raises the stakes of their monthly sales contest.

From The Wall Street Journal

Awards he received include an Olivier for the original production of the stage play Glengarry Glen Ross in 1983.

From BBC

He left the evening with his very own kilt, fitted by the battalion's tailor and a Glengarry hat he proudly wore during the video.

From BBC