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brogue
(encz) | brogue,pevná bota n: Zdeněk Brož |
Brogue
(gcide) | Brogue \Brogue\, n. [Ir. & Gael. brog shoe, hoof.]
1. A stout, coarse shoe; a brogan.
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Note: In the Highlands of Scotland, the ancient brogue was
made of horsehide or deerskin, untanned or tenned with
the hair on, gathered round the ankle with a thong. The
name was afterward given to any shoe worn as a part of
the Highland costume.
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Clouted brogues, patched brogues; also, brogues studded
with nails. See under Clout, v. t.
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2. A dialectic pronunciation; esp. the Irish manner of
pronouncing English.
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Or take, Hibernis, thy still ranker brogue. --Lloyd.
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brogue
(wn) | brogue
n 1: a thick and heavy shoe [syn: brogan, brogue,
clodhopper, work shoe] |
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brogue
(encz) | brogue,pevná bota n: Zdeněk Brož |
Brogues
(gcide) | Brogues \Brogues\, n. pl. [Cf. Breeches.]
Breeches. [Obs.] --Shenstone.
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Clouted brogues
(gcide) | Brogue \Brogue\, n. [Ir. & Gael. brog shoe, hoof.]
1. A stout, coarse shoe; a brogan.
[1913 Webster]
Note: In the Highlands of Scotland, the ancient brogue was
made of horsehide or deerskin, untanned or tenned with
the hair on, gathered round the ankle with a thong. The
name was afterward given to any shoe worn as a part of
the Highland costume.
[1913 Webster]
Clouted brogues, patched brogues; also, brogues studded
with nails. See under Clout, v. t.
[1913 Webster]
2. A dialectic pronunciation; esp. the Irish manner of
pronouncing English.
[1913 Webster]
Or take, Hibernis, thy still ranker brogue. --Lloyd.
[1913 Webster] |
brogue
(wn) | brogue
n 1: a thick and heavy shoe [syn: brogan, brogue,
clodhopper, work shoe] |
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