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Definition of Sporran
1. Noun. A fur or leather pouch worn at the front of the kilt as part of the traditional dress of Scottish Highlanders.
Definition of Sporran
1. n. A large purse or pouch made of skin with the hair or fur on, worn in front of the kilt by Highlanders when in full dress.
Definition of Sporran
1. Noun. A small pouch, usually made of either fur or plain or fur-trimmed leather, which is worn, suspended from a belt or chain, on the front of a kilt and used to hold various items normally carried in pants pockets. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sporran
1. a large purse worn by Scottish Highlanders [n -S]
Medical Definition of Sporran
1. A large purse or pouch made of skin with the hair or fur on, worn in front of the kilt by Highlanders when in full dress. Origin: Gael. Sporan. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sporran
Literary usage of Sporran
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Cyclopædic Dictionary of the Mang'anja Language Spoken in British Central by David Clement Ruffelle Scott (1892)
"... along with skin rings round their arms and ankles, feathers on their heads,
and a small fringed sporran covering the ..."
2. Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness by Gaelic Society of Inverness (1895)
"Bha am fear a bh' anns an sporran air iomairt ghabhail a' ... mor anns an sporran
's gu robh eagal air a' ..."
3. Life and Work by Church of Scotland (1880)
"Hey, sporran, come ben, my man," as an ill-made lumbering collie, only half grown,
followed her inside. " He'll hae rin awa frae the farm ; Hector's aye ..."
4. The United Service Magazine (1904)
"Plain leather sporran. Sen-ice jacket (khaki-drab as at present). Head-dress
according to climate (blue Highland bonnet in temperate climes). ..."
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