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brogues

NOUN
clodhoppers
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The manager pieced together a full ensemble of kilt, jacket, sporran, hose and brogues.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2025

Accessories included two-tone brogues as well as fringed shawls and berets with beaded fringes.

From Reuters ● Feb. 26, 2023

At close to three hours, “Braveheart” is a great big chunk of brogues and pillaging and whooping.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 24, 2023

A woman dressed in brown suede brogues and a below-the-knee skirt, her legs obscured by stockings.

From New York Times ● Aug. 17, 2022

A thick red carpet sucks at the soles of Werner’s brogues; electric bulbs burn in a chandelier above the table; roses twine across the wallpaper.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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