Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A conical cap of very ancient origin, worn by the Irish till as late as the seventeenth century.
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- noun A
tall hat resembling adunce cap .
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Examples
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Unconfirmed reports said members of the Royal Lesotho Defence Force at the main barrad taken up position on the border in anticipation of a military strike.
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The man looked at him respectfully, and raising his hand and staff, touched his barrad, and replied:
The Evil Eye; Or, The Black Spector The Works of William Carleton, Volume One William Carleton 1831
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He threw off his coat and barrad, and immediately plunged in and swam with astonishing rapidity towards the spot where Shawn and the dogs -- the latter still engaged in their ferocious contest -- were in the lake.
The Evil Eye; Or, The Black Spector The Works of William Carleton, Volume One William Carleton 1831
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He wore an old _barrad_ of the day, the greasy top of which fell down upon the collar of his old cloak, and over his shoulder was a bag which, from its appearance, must have contained something not very weighty, as he walked on without seeming to travel as a man who carried a burden.
The Evil Eye; Or, The Black Spector The Works of William Carleton, Volume One William Carleton 1831
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Rathfillan, I when, on crossing a piece of bleak moor adjacent to the town, a powerful young fellow, dressed in the truis, cloak, and barrad of the period, started up from a clump of furze bushes, and addressed her as follows: --
The Evil Eye; Or, The Black Spector The Works of William Carleton, Volume One William Carleton 1831
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He wore a kind of cap or _barrad_, which, as well as his cloak, could, by being turned inside out, instantly change his whole appearance, and mislead his pursuers -- for he was the outlaw.
The Evil Eye; Or, The Black Spector The Works of William Carleton, Volume One William Carleton 1831
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_barrad_ or Irish cap, which, however, was then beginning to fall into desuetude.
The Evil Eye; Or, The Black Spector The Works of William Carleton, Volume One William Carleton 1831
erinmckean commented on the word barrad
How is this word not on any hat lists?
July 29, 2015
slumry commented on the word barrad
Could go here: https://www.wordnik.com/lists/names-of-hats, thus revivifying the list.
July 29, 2015
slumry commented on the word barrad
Or here: https://www.wordnik.com/lists/hats-off. Let's find all hatlists.
July 29, 2015
TankHughes commented on the word barrad
I found more hat lists using toque and fedora.
https://www.wordnik.com/lists/hats-and-headgear
July 29, 2015
ruzuzu commented on the word barrad
This is one of my favorites: https://www.wordnik.com/lists/the-worshipful-company-of-haberdashers
July 29, 2015
qms commented on the word barrad
Despite the tall cap on his dome,
You'll find him no dunce when you know'm
On a witch it bodes bad
But the Irish barrad
Is the badge of the bard, not the gnome.
August 18, 2015