Glengarry bonnet

Glengarry bonnet
Glengarry Glen*gar"ry, n., or Glengarry bonnet Glen*gar"ry bon"net [Name of a valley in Scotland.] A kind of Highland Scotch cap for men, with straight sides and a hollow top sloping to the back, where it is parted and held together by ribbons or strings.

The long silk streamers of his Glengarry bonnet. --L. Hutton. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]


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  • glengarry bonnet — noun see glengarry …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • glengarry bonnet — noun see glengarry …   Useful english dictionary

  • Glengarry — (also Glengarry bonnet or Glengarry cap) is a type of cap which Alasdair Ranaldson MacDonell of Glengarry invented and wears in the portrait to the right: a boat shaped cap without a peak made of thick milled woollen material with a toorie or… …   Wikipedia

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  • Glengarry — Glen*gar ry, n., or Glengarry bonnet Glen*gar ry bon net [Name of a valley in Scotland.] A kind of Highland Scotch cap for men, with straight sides and a hollow top sloping to the back, where it is parted and held together by ribbons or strings.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • glengarry — [glen gar′ē, glen′gar΄ē] n. pl. glengarries [after Glengary valley in Scotland] [occas.G ] a Scottish cap for men, creased lengthwise across the top and often having short ribbons at the back: also glengarry bonnet or Glengarry (bonnet) …   English World dictionary

  • Glengarry — bezeichnet eine schottische Mütze, siehe Glengarry Bonnet einen Ort in Neuseeland, siehe Glengarry (Neuseeland) Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, ein County in Kanada Glengarry Glen Ross, US amerikanischer Film von 1992 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Bonnet (headgear) — A bonnet is a kind of headgear which is usually brimless. Only a few kinds of bonnets are still worn today, most commonly by babies.BabiesThe most common kind of bonnet worn today is a soft headcovering for babies. They are shaped similarly to… …   Wikipedia

  • Glengarry — noun a brimless cap, longer than wider and creased lengthwise across the top, often with ribbons trailing behind, and frequently worn with the Scottish kilt. There was old Tommy with his back to the dining room door, his Glengarry awry on his… …   Wiktionary

  • glengarry — noun (plural ries) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Glengarry, valley in Scotland Date: 1841 a woolen cap of Scottish origin called also glengarry bonnet …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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