glengarries in English

noun
1
a brimless boat-shaped hat with a cleft down the center, typically having two ribbons hanging at the back, worn as part of Scottish Highland dress.
At first, they tended to be peakless soft round caps or folding blue bonnets, like the Scots glengarry , and by the end of the century most armies had softer and more comfortable caps to wear.

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1. ‘Some purists insist that Balmorals are not ‘berets’ but ‘civilians’ call a Scottish blue bonnet a beret.’ ‘He is a specialist in the production of highland hats such as glengarries for pipers/drummers and Balmorals …

2. Our high quality plain Balmoral cap comes from the only authentic Scottish manufacturer of individually hand crafted Glengarries and Balmorals, an old Ayrshire firm, who have been making authentic Scottish bonnets since the mid 1800's

3. Besides the Glengarries, Tamo'Shanters and Balmorals worn by Scottish regiments, and the Royal Ulster Rifles' caubeens, most British battalions were issued with "hats, jungle" -- a headdress closely resembling the "fedors" style head-dress currently used in Afghanistan.