Inverness

English

Etymology

From Inver- + Ness, from the River Ness.

Proper noun

Inverness

  1. A city in Scotland
  2. Any of several cities in the United States and Canada (and one county in Nova Scotia, Canada), named after the Scottish city:
    1. a city in Florida, USA, and the county seat of Citrus County.

Translations

Noun

Inverness (plural Invernesses)

  1. A type of overcoat constructed without sleeves and having a shoulder cape extending to the wrists. The best examples are quite heavy, made from Harris tweed; often associated with Sherlock Holmes.
  2. A variation of this coat, the "coachman's cape": the shoulder cape does not extend around the back but is made of two segments, the length of each being sewn into the seam of the coat on either side.

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English Inverness.

Proper noun

Inverness f

  1. Inverness (a city in Scotland)
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