Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A woolen cap that is creased lengthwise and often has short ribbons at the back.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A Scotch cap of wool, either woven in one piece or made of cloth. It has erect sides, a hollow or crease on the top, and diminishes in height toward the back, where the band is slit or parted and fitted with a pair of short ribbons, which are usually crossed and permitted to hang down.
Wiktionary
- n. a brimless cap, longer than wider and creased lengthwise across the top, often with ribbons trailing behind, and frequently worn with the Scottish kilt.
GNU Webster's 1913
- 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.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a Scottish cap with straight sides and a crease along the top from front to back; worn by Highlanders as part of military dress
Etymologies
- From Glengarry, a valley in northern Scotland. (Wiktionary)
- After Glengarry, a valley of central Scotland. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“This is a quote from Al Pacino's character in Glengarry Glen Ross, released in 1992 and based on David Mamet's 1984 play that won the Pulitzer Prize.”
“Is he channeling Alec Baldwin's character in Glengarry Glen Ross? aa sort of the other way round, no?”
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“Feeling very strange and nervous, Bert and Frank took their seats, and slipping their caps under the desk -- they were both wearing that serviceable form of headgear known as the Glengarry -- they did their best to seem composed, and to take in their surroundings.”
“The big forester stared down at him, as he drew a blue worsted cap of the kind known as Glengarry from his waist, where it had been hanging to the handle of a hunting-knife or dirk, and, as he slowly put it on over his shaggy brown hair, his fine eyes once more seemed to laugh.”
“Yet the heart and soul of "Glengarry" belongs to the tremendous ensemble cast: Arkin, Harris, Baldwin, and Pacino deliver stellar work, and Lemmon is brilliant as the achingly pathetic Levine, who may also be sufficiently panic-stricken to break the law.”
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“When I first saw "Glengarry" I had previously seen Alec Baldwin in comedy and pretty-boy roles only.”
“Students watch movies such as Glengarry Glenn Ross and Wall Street as a jumping-off point to discuss ethics in business.”
“KING: But working with -- you were saying about "Glengarry ...”
“And Jack managed to -- especially some those monologues he had in "Glengarry" are just extraordinary pieces of words and verbiage and he just found a way through them.”
“Horse Artillery; (_b_) the rifle busby, a folding cap of astrachan, in shape somewhat resembling a "Glengarry" but taller.”
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary"
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