brogued
Had Celtic inflection
Brogued describes speech delivered with a brogue—a regional accent, typically Irish or Scottish: His brogued voice carried across the pub.
The word can also describe shoes made in the brogue style, with decorative perforations along the seams: brogued oxfords, brogued wingtips.
Laced dress shoes
- wingtipsShoes with decorative toe perforations
- derbiesDome-crowned formal hats
- leatherTanned animal skin
- perforatedHaving holes throughout
punched · decorative · patterned · medallion · longwing · spectator · dress shoes · formal
Struck with closed fist
- patternedHaving repeated decorative designs
- decorativeServing to beautify
- piercedHad hole made
- pinprickMinute puncture wound
medallion · wingtip · tooled · ornamental · detailed · intricate · stitched · embellished
Clinging seed case
- HighlandsNamed elevated regions
- GlasgowScotland's most populous city
- EdinburghScotland's seat of government
- ScotsPeople of Edinburgh's nation
Gaelic · rolling · guttural · lilting · dialect · accent · inflection · cadence
Rhythmic speech quality
- GaelicCeltic linguistic tradition
- DublinIrish capital city
- CelticOf Irish-Welsh descent
- EireIsland nation's native name
Hibernia · Emerald Isle · Claddagh · craic · colleen · accent · inflection · cadence
Pleasantly wavering in pitch
- inflectionWord form alteration
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- intonationPitch variation in speech
- dialectRegional language variety
pronunciation · speech · articulation · twang · drawl · prosody · modulation · pitch
oxfords
Laced dress shoes
- wingtipsShoes with decorative toe perforations
- derbiesDome-crowned formal hats
- leatherTanned animal skin
perforated · punched · decorative · patterned · medallion · longwing · spectator · dress shoes · formal · elegant
punched
Struck with closed fist
- patternedHaving repeated decorative designs
- decorativeServing to beautify
- piercedHad hole made
pinprick · medallion · wingtip · tooled · ornamental · detailed · intricate · stitched · embellished · crafted
burr
Clinging seed case
- HighlandsNamed elevated regions
- GlasgowScotland's most populous city
- EdinburghScotland's seat of government
Scots · Gaelic · rolling · guttural · lilting · dialect · accent · inflection · cadence · Caledonia
lilt
Rhythmic speech quality
Eire · Hibernia · Emerald Isle · Claddagh · craic · colleen · accent · inflection · cadence · melodic
lilting
Pleasantly wavering in pitch
- inflectionWord form alteration
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- intonationPitch variation in speech
dialect · pronunciation · speech · articulation · twang · drawl · prosody · modulation · pitch · tone
broguedunaccented
Not emphasized in speech
accentless · standard · neutral · RP · unmarked
- Irish brogueCeltic island speech pattern
- Scottish brogueRegional speech pattern
- brogue shoesLeather shoes with ornamental holes