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Meaning of caubeen | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

An Irish beret, formerly worn by peasants, later also adopted for army use.

Examples

“[…] 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 […]”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Caubian Cauble Caubul Cauca caucacity Caucasia

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