glen (noun)

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• glen — [ glen ] noun count BRITISH a valley, especially in Scotland …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• glen — [glen] noun [C] British a valley in Scotland …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• glen — ► NOUN ▪ a narrow valley, especially in Scotland or Ireland. ORIGIN Scottish Gaelic and Irish gleann …   English terms dictionary

• glen — /glɛn / (say glen) noun Chiefly British a small, narrow, secluded valley. {Middle English, from Scottish Gaelic gle(a)nn, related to Welsh glyn} …  

• glen plaid — noun also glen check ˈglenˌ Usage: often capitalized G : a twill pattern of broken checks in which stripes of two dark and two light yarns alternate with stripes of four dark and four light yarns and in which the same colors and design are used… …   Useful english dictionary

• glen plaid — noun Etymology: short for glenurquhart plaid, from Glen Urquhart, valley in Inverness shire, Scotland Date: 1926 a twill pattern of broken checks; also a fabric woven in this pattern called also glen check …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• glen check — noun see glen plaid …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Glen — noun a) for someone who lives in a valley. b) transferred from the surname. See Also: glen, Glenn, Glenna …   Wiktionary

• glen check — noun see glen plaid …   Useful english dictionary

• glen|gar|ry — «glehn GAR ee», noun, plural ries. a Scottish cap with straight sides and a creased top, often having short ribbons at the back. ╂[< Glengarry, a valley in Scotland] …   Useful english dictionary

• glen — noun Etymology: Middle English (Scots), valley, from Scottish Gaelic & Irish gleann, from Old Irish glenn Date: 15th century a secluded narrow valley …   New Collegiate Dictionary