sporran
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of sporran
1745–55; < Scots Gaelic sporan; compare Irish sparán purse
Vocabulary lists containing sporran
Example Sentences
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The manager pieced together a full ensemble of kilt, jacket, sporran, hose and brogues.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2025
And how many men could get away with a combo of kilt, sporran and sparkly epaulettes?
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2024
The sporran, the leather purse that men wear in front of their kilts, doubled as crotch protection for Scottish warriors.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 7, 2017
This inquisitive Scot and his brother, Dougal, are the only people in 1743 who’ve noticed that Claire has a sporran full of secrets, and they suspect that she’s an English spy.
From Time ● Aug. 16, 2014
Service trousers and puttees are both clumsy in appearance and awkward to put on, and will be replaced by a variant of the Scottish kilt, navy blue in colour and without the sporran or pleats.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, June 23, 1920 by Various
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