ghillie

Or gil·lie

[gil-ee]

noun

1. a low-cut, tongueless shoe with loops instead of eyelets for the laces, which cross the instep and are sometimes tied around the ankle.

ghillie

/ ˈɡɪlɪ /

noun

1. a type of tongueless shoe with lacing up the instep, originally worn by the Scots

2. a variant spelling of gillie

Word History and Origins

Origin of ghillie¹

1590–1600; gillie; apparently a type of shoe originally worn by Scottish hunting guides

Word History and Origins

Origin of ghillie¹

from Scottish Gaelic gille boy

Example Sentences

His filthy clothes were torn into vertical strips, like one of the ghillie suits hunters and military snipers use for camouflage.

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The threats grew more specific in the lead-up to the president’s visit, with Robertson threatening on social media to wear a camouflage “ghillie suit” and “dust off the M24 sniper rifle” to “welcome” the president.

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The posts indicated he did appear to own a long-range sniper rifle and numerous other weapons, as well as camouflage gear known as a “ghillie suit,” investigators said in court records.

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Mannequins in ghillie suits stand guard in the shadows.

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A ghillie suit, a full-body camouflage suit worn by hunters or military snipers.

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