Robert's wind-blown head and tall form wrapped in an Inverness cape. --Mrs. Humphry Ward. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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Inverness cape — Although a wide variety of coats, overcoats, and rain gear are worn with Highland Dress to deal with inclement weather, the Inverness cape has come to be almost universally adopted for rainy weather by pipe bands the world over and many other… … Wikipedia
Inverness cape — in|ver|ness «IHN vuhr NEHS, IHN vuhr nehs», noun, or Inverness cape, an overcoat with a removable cape. ╂[< Inverness, a city and county in Scotland] … Useful english dictionary
Inverness — In ver*ness , n., or Inverness cape In ver*ness cape A kind of full sleeveless cape, fitting closely about the neck. Robert s wind blown head and tall form wrapped in an Inverness cape. Mrs. Humphry Ward. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Inverness — /in veuhr nes , in veuhr nes /, n. 1. Also called Invernessshire /in veuhr nes shear, sheuhr/. a historic county in NW Scotland. 2. a seaport and administrative district in the Highland region, in N Scotland. 55,045; 1080 sq. mi. (2797 sq. km). 3 … Universalium
Inverness — This article is about the city in Scotland. For other uses, see Inverness (disambiguation). Coordinates: / 72745) 57°28′18″N 4°13′31″W / 57.4717°N 4.2254°W … Wikipedia
cape — Synonyms and related words: Inverness cape, academic gown, afghan, beak, bill, blouse, breakwater, burnoose, capote, cardinal, cashmere, cassock, chersonese, chlamys, cloak, coral reef, delta, domino, duster, foreland, frock, head, headland, hook … Moby Thesaurus
Inverness—Richmond — was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1968. This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Inverness and Richmond West Cape Breton ridings. It… … Wikipedia
Cape Breton Highlands—Canso — was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1997. HistoryThis riding was created in 1966 from Antigonish Guysborough, Inverness Richmond and North… … Wikipedia
Inverness, Nova Scotia — Inverness (2001 population: 2,496 [ [http://www.gov.ns.ca/finance/communitycounts/topicresults.asp?tnum=1 gval=com tsection= yval=2001 NS Community counts] ] ) (Scottish Gaelic Baile Inbhir Nis ) is a Canadian rural community in Inverness County … Wikipedia
Cape Breton fiddling — is a lively regional violin style which falls within the Celtic music idiom. Cape Breton Island s fiddle music was brought to North America by Scottish immigrants during the Highland Clearances. These Scottish immigrants were primarily from… … Wikipedia
