ghillie

[gil-ee]

ghil·lie

[gil-ee]
noun
a low-cut, tongueless shoe with loops instead of eyelets for the laces, which cross the instep and are sometimes tied around the ankle.
Also, gillie.


Origin:
1590–1600; see gillie; apparently a type of shoe orig. worn by Scottish hunting guides
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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ghillie (ˈɡɪlɪ)
 
n
1.  a type of tongueless shoe with lacing up the instep, originally worn by the Scots
2.  a variant spelling of gillie
 
[from Scottish Gaelic gille boy]

gillie, ghillie or gilly (ˈɡɪlɪ)
 
n , pl -lies
1.  an attendant or guide for hunting or fishing
2.  (formerly) a Highland chieftain's male attendant or personal servant
 
[C17: from Scottish Gaelic gille boy, servant]
 
ghillie, ghillie or gilly
 
n
 
[C17: from Scottish Gaelic gille boy, servant]
 
gilly, ghillie or gilly
 
n
 
[C17: from Scottish Gaelic gille boy, servant]

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