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brogues, plural;
  1. A marked accent, esp. Irish or Scottish, when speaking English
    • - a fine Irish brogue
    • - a sweet lilt of brogue in her voice
  1. (brogue) brogan: a thick and heavy shoe
  2. Brogues, often known as wingtips in the United States, are low-heeled shoes made of heavy leather, originating in Scotland and Ireland as a coarse, usually untanned leather shoe. The term wingtip derives from the toe cap pattern, which forms a W and resembles the profile of spreading bird wings.
  3. The Brogues was a Merced, California band formed in 1964 and split in 1965. The members Gary Grubb (better known as Gary Duncan) and Greg Elmore later joined the Quicksilver Messenger Service, a San Francisco-based band that received relatively wide commercial success. ...
  4. A brogue is a strong accent, notably in Irish dialects of English. For example, in the folksong "Finnegan's Wake", the character of the song, Tim Finnegan, was said to have a "beautiful brogue so rich and sweet".
  5. (brogue) A strong dialectal accent. In Ireland it used to be a term for Irish spoken with a strong English accent, but gradually changed to mean English spoken with a strong Irish accent as English control of Ireland gradually increased and Irish waned as the standard language; A strong Oxford ...
  6. (brogueing) A pattern of punch-holes along the seams of a shoe, found in various styles of shoe, notably the brogue
  7. (Brogue) A heavy, oxford-style shoe featuring pinked and perforated detailing.
  8. (Brogue) An oxford shoe with ornamental perforations
  9. (Brogue) Formerly worn in Scotland and Ireland, this oxford-type shoe features ornamental detailing/patterns along the seam.
  10. (Brogue) a laced shoe with punched decoration
  11. early footwear usually of deerskin, laced with thongs. Usually pierced to allow water to drain from shoes.
  12. are shoes with multiple-piece construction and decorative perforations and serration along the edges of each piece of leather.
  13. a flat heeled leather shoe with a lace-up front and a patterned or cut-away trim/ design.