kiltie

[ kil-tee ]

noun
  1. a person who wears a kilt, especially a member of a regiment in which the kilt is worn as part of the dress uniform.

  2. a sports shoe with a fringed tongue that flaps over the vamp and conceals all or part of the lacing.

  1. Also called kiltie tongue, shawl tongue. the fringed tongue of such a shoe.

Origin of kiltie

1
First recorded in 1835–45; kilt + -ie

Words Nearby kiltie

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How to use kiltie in a sentence

  • Uncle Clem was made of worsted and the moths had eaten his knees and part of his kiltie.

    Raggedy Ann Stories | Johnny Gruelle
  • Wherever the sweep of the kiltie went, there was going to be something doing.

    S.O.S. Stand to! | Reginald Grant
  • They all strained their eyes for a glimpse of the great "kiltie band," which was to march down the street.

    The Wee Scotch Piper | Madeline Brandeis