glengarry

[glen-gar-ee]

glen·gar·ry

[glen-gar-ee]
noun, plural glen·gar·ries.
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.

Origin:
1835–45; after Glengarry, a valley in Invernesshire, Scotland
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Glengarry is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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glengarry (ɡlɛnˈɡærɪ)
 
n , pl -ries
Also called: glengarry bonnet a brimless Scottish woollen cap with a crease down the crown, often with ribbons dangling at the back
 
[C19: after Glengarry, Scotland]

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