brogue
brogue Lexical Profile
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• noun
A marked regional accent or dialect of English, especially a strong Irish or Scottish accent.
"The actor spent several weeks with a dialect coach to master a convincing Dublin brogue for the play."
A sturdy, low-heeled leather shoe featuring decorative perforations and serrated edges along the seams.
"He paired his tweed suit with a classic pair of brown leather brogues."
A rough shoe of untanned leather formerly worn in parts of Ireland and the Scottish Highlands.
"The museum display included a pair of seventeenth-century rawhide brogues preserved in a peat bog."
• verb
To ornament a leather shoe or boot with decorative perforations and pinked edges.
"The cobbler carefully brogued the toe cap of the custom leather boots."
• Rhymes for brogue
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 16th century from Irish and Scottish Gaelic bróg ('shoe'), which itself derived from Old Norse brók ('leg covering'). The sense of an Irish accent likely arose as a metonymic reference to the traditional footwear of rural Irish speakers.