Definition & Meaning | English word CAUBEEN
CAUBEEN
Definitions of CAUBEEN
- (fashion) An Irish beret, formerly worn by peasants, later also adopted for army use.
Number of letters
7
Is palindrome
No
Examples of Using CAUBEEN in a Sentence
- Flat cap (also known as a Kerry cap in Ireland (slang of Paddy cap—see also Caubeen), longshoreman's cap, scally cap, Wigens cap, ivy cap, golf cap, duffer cap, driving cap, bicycle cap, Jeff cap, or in Scotland, bunnet, or in Wales, Dai cap, or in England or New Zealand, cheese-cutter).
- The Irish Guards pipers wear saffron kilts, green hose with saffron flashes and heavy black shoes known as brogues with no spats, a rifle green doublet with buttons in fours and a hat known as a caubeen.
- The two had different quartermaster codes, meaning that the caubeen was not simply a tam o' shanter with the toorie cut off, but a purpose-made article in its own right.
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