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Definition of Brogues
1. n. pl. Breeches.
Definition of Brogues
1. Noun. (plural of brogue) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Brogues
1. brogue [n] - See also: brogue
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brogues
Literary usage of Brogues
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Irish Literature by Justin McCarthy, Maurice Francis Egan, Charles Welsh, Douglas Hyde, Gregory, James Jeffrey Roche (1904)
"He han been brought much into contact with the peasantry of his own country, and
that he knows them in many aspects the ' Kish of brogues' abundantly ..."
2. Cyclopædia of Wit and Humor by Wayne E. Burton (1867)
"Now, tna'm dear, mind the luck; something or other hindered Moyna from taking my
brogues to be mended, to the brogue-maker's that night. ..."
3. "The Beckwiths" by Paul Edmond Beckwith (1891)
"... his brogues, contrived to make two purses of them, which, having descended
into the well, he filled with broad pieces of gold, with this money, ..."
4. The art of boot and shoemaking by John Bedford Leno (1885)
"... brogues.— Fashion controlled by Deformity.—Sumptuary Laws applied to Boots
and Shoes.—Saxon Foot-gear.—Did Cardinal Wolsey wear Shoes of Gold? ..."
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