Glengarry

English

Etymology

From Glengarry, a valley in northern Scotland.

Noun

Glengarry (plural Glengarrys or Glengarries)

  1. A brimless cap, longer than it is wide, and creased lengthwise across the top, often with ribbons trailing behind, and frequently worn with the Scottish kilt.
    Synonyms: Glengarry bonnet, Glengarry cap, Scotch cap
    • 1913, Hall Caine, The woman thou gavest me:
      There was old Tommy with his back to the dining-room door, his Glengarry awry on his tousled head, and his bandy legs stretched firmly apart.
  2. A locality in West Tamar council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.
  3. A town in the City of Latrobe and the Shire of Wellington, central eastern Victoria, Australia.

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