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Definition of Inverness
1. n. A kind of full sleeveless cape, fitting closely about the neck.
Definition of Inverness
1. Proper noun. A city in Scotland ¹
2. Proper noun. Any of several cities in the United States and Canada (and one county in Nova Scotia, Canada), named after the Scottish city ¹
3. Noun. a type of cloak without sleeves and having a removable cape ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Inverness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Inverness
Literary usage of Inverness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Great Britain: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1906)
"Thence to (25 M.) Inverness, see p. 547. The direct line quits the valley of the
... 118 M. Inverness, see p. 546. 74. From Inverness to Thurso and Wick. ..."
2. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York Public Library (1910)
"ARCA Inverness (Presbytery). Records of the presbyteries of Inverness and Dingwall.
... Letters of two centuries chiefly connected with Inverness and The ..."
3. The Book of British Topography: A Classified Catalogue of the Topographical by John Parker Anderson (1881)
"General view of the agriculture of the County of Argyll and western part of
Inverness-shire. By James Robson. London. 1794. ..."
4. The History of England, from the Accession of James the Second by Thomas Babington Macaulay (1886)
"He wasted the lands of the Mackintoshes, advanced to Inverness, and threatened
... In the early editions is an engraving of the market cross of Inverness, ..."
5. History of England by Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay (1897)
"CHAP, XIII. Feud between the Macdonalds and Mackintoshes. Inverness. enemies in
the East, against the clan of Mackintosh and against the town ..."