noun
brogue
A sturdy shoe decorated with patterns of small holes.
Tiny decorative holes follow the seams of his leather brogues.
Etymology
The Irish word simply names a shoe. English adopted it for a particular sturdy style, whose modern form is recognized by decorative perforations.
More examples
- She polished each brown brogue before the ceremony.
- The shoemaker punched a pattern into the new brogues.
- His brogues looked formal enough for the meeting.
Forms
brogue · brogues
Similar words
- oxford
- Describes a shoe's closed lacing, a brogue is distinguished by decorative perforations.