What does caubeen mean?
Caubeen means (fashion) An Irish beret, formerly worn by peasants, later also adopted for army use..
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(fashion) An Irish beret, formerly worn by peasants, later also adopted for army use..
[…] a bare-legged Celtic brother of the gentle craft, somewhat at the wrong side of forty, with a turf-coloured caubeen, patched frieze, a clear brown complexion, dark-grey eyes, and a right pleasant dash of roguery in his features […]
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Caubeen means (fashion) An Irish beret, formerly worn by peasants, later also adopted for army use..
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[…] a bare-legged Celtic brother of the gentle craft, somewhat at the wrong side of forty, with a turf-coloured caubeen, patched frieze, a clear brown complexion, dark-grey eyes, and a right pleasant dash of roguery in his features […]
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