BROGUE


Meaning of BROGUE in English

1. n.1 a strong outdoor shoe with ornamental perforated bands.

2 a rough shoe of untanned leather.

Etymology: Gael. & Ir. brog f. ON br{oacute}k 2. n. a marked accent, esp. Irish.

Etymology: 18th c.: orig. unkn.: perh. allusively f. BROGUE(1)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.