brogues

Decorative leather shoes

Brogues are sturdy leather shoes with decorative perforations along the seams and edges.

Originally Scottish and Irish working shoes, the perforations allowed water to drain when crossing wet terrain.

Now brogues are dress shoes, ranging from casual to formal depending on the amount of decorative punching: He wore brown brogues with his tweed suit.

Separately, brogue means a regional accent, especially Irish: She spoke with a thick brogue.

shoes

oxfords

Laced dress shoes

wingtipsShoes with decorative toe perforations
derbiesDome-crowned formal hats
loafersLaceless slip-on shoes

footwear · leather · lace-up · soles · heels · cobbler · suede · outsole · insole · chukka

perforations

punching

Striking with closed fist

medallionLarge decorative disk pendant
pinkingCutting decorative zigzag edges
serrationToothed edge pattern

longwing

scottish

kilt

Wrapped Highland garment

tartanPatterned clan fabric
ScotlandNorthern British nation
GaelicCeltic linguistic tradition

Highlands · Celtic · bagpipes · clans · thistle · whisky · tweed · sporran · ghillie · ceilidh

accent

Irish

Of the Emerald Isle

dialectRegional language variety
liltRhythmic speech quality
cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern

inflection · twang · Dublin · Cork · Galway · pronunciation · speech · vernacular · intonation · Hibernian

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punching

kilt

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