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Definition of "inverness" []

  • A long, loose overcoat with a detachable cape having a round collar. (noun)
  • The cape of such an overcoat. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "inverness" in a sentence
  • "In inverness, the punters in the hall lapped it up, and I suspect all ill get on the net from nat bloggers is the usual mince about me being a unionist stooge for rasing it here."
  • "Mai frend ses ai nawt knead a wawm jakkit, butt(!) if ai am gowing tu Skottishland (inverness, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundedin) – u fink ai wil knead wun?"
  • "I could even have gone as a branch delegate and thus only had to pay Hotel fees etc. but even then, it's the price of inverness accommodation that's so wild…."