kiltie

kiltie
a) A shoe having a fringed tongue or fringed extra piece that lies over the tongue.
b) The fringed tongue of such a shoe.

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  • kiltie — [kil′tē] n. 1. a flap of fringed and, sometimes, perforated leather extending from and folding back over the top end of the vamp of a shoe 2. a shoe with such a flap …   English World dictionary

  • kiltie — /kil tee/, n. 1. a person who wears a kilt, esp. a member of a regiment in which the kilt is worn as part of the dress uniform. 2. a sports shoe with a fringed tongue that flaps over the vamp and conceals all or part of the lacing. 3. Also called …   Universalium

  • Kiltie — Recorded in the spelling of Keilty, Kiltie, Kilty, and Quilty, this Irish surname is an anglicized form of the ancient Gaelic name O Caoilte or sometimes MacCaoilte. The prefix O indicates descendant of , which Mac is more direct and describes… …   Surnames reference

  • kiltie — n. person who wears a kilt (British); sports shoe that has a fringed tongue flapping over the vamp and covers all or part of the laces; fringed tongue of a kiltie shoe …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Kiltie Band — The Kiltie Band is the concert and marching band of Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, known for wearing kilts, chanting famous cheers, and deriding enemies with notorious anti cheers. The band is also known for… …   Wikipedia

  • kiltie — noun Date: 1842 1. (or kilty) one who wears a kilt 2. a shoe with a long slashed tongue that folds over the instep; also such a tongue …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • kiltie — [ kɪlti] (also kilty) noun informal a Scot …   English new terms dictionary

  • kiltie — kilt·ie …   English syllables

  • kiltie — kilt•ie [[t]ˈkɪl ti[/t]] n. 1) mil a person who wears a kilt, esp. a member of a regiment in which the kilt is worn as part of the dress uniform 2) clo a sports shoe with a fringed tongue that flaps over the lacing 3) clo the tongue of such a… …   From formal English to slang

  • kiltie — /ˈkɪlti/ (say kiltee) noun Colloquial someone who wears a kilt, especially a member of a Scottish Highland regiment. Also, kilty …  

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