kiltie
Americannoun
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a person who wears a kilt, especially a member of a regiment in which the kilt is worn as part of the dress uniform.
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a sports shoe with a fringed tongue that flaps over the vamp and conceals all or part of the lacing.
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Also called kiltie tongue;. Also called shawl tongue. the fringed tongue of such a shoe.
Etymology
Origin of kiltie
Example Sentences
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These might be out of reach for most but we couldn't resist sharing a beautiful pair of white kiltie brogues.
From Golf Digest ● Mar. 16, 2018
Because nothing says "Arnie" more than a pair of black kiltie brogues.
From Golf Digest ● Mar. 16, 2018
The accessories had a lot of personality, too -- including black-and-white lace-ups, kiltie loafer pumps in bright hues, and handbags that spelled out sentiments such as "beautiful" and "quote me."
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2015
Mr. Punch is, by turns, general, drum major, full private, cavalry man and "kiltie," he is also A. B. when the occasion serves, and would be horse-marine if necessary!
From Mr. Punch on the Warpath Humours of the Army, The Navy and The Reserve Forces by Various
"God be thanked, the childer niver come near me; mebby they'd 'a' made a kiltie a' me, like poor Mary M'Cann, the critter."
From The Weans at Rowallan by Kathleen Fitzpatrick
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