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Glengarry
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Glen·gar·ry  (gln-gr)
n. pl. Glen·gar·ries
A woolen cap that is creased lengthwise and often has short ribbons at the back.

[After Glengarry, a valley of central Scotland.]

glengarry [glɛnˈgærɪ]
n pl -ries
(Clothing & Fashion) a brimless Scottish woollen cap with a crease down the crown, often with ribbons dangling at the back Also called glengarry bonnet
[after Glengarry, Scotland]
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Noun1.Glengarry - a Scottish cap with straight sides and a crease along the top from front to back; worn by Highlanders as part of military dress
cap - a tight-fitting headdress


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Yesterday the crowd cheered as the veterans marched down Whitehall, service caps and berets, glengarries and bowler hats, worn once more, together with rows of medals covering chests.
To overcome manpower shortages, Mitchell got life-size dolls called "dummy Jocks", complete with uniforms and Glengarries, and put them on other roofs to fool the terrorists into thinking there was a huge British presence.
Look at them - walking in a strange land, under their glengarries, in kilts of green tartan, the buttons on their khaki tunics tarnished, so that they would not glint in the keen light.
 
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