kiltie

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɪl.tiː/

Noun

kiltie (plural kilties)

1. A shoe having a fringed tongue or fringed extra piece that lies over the tongue.
2. The fringed tongue of such a shoe.
3. A person who wears a kilt.
   • 2022, Reginald Grant, S.O.S. Stand to!:

     At one place I had leapt with my pal into a small shell hole, and over to my right was a kiltie engaged in a hand-to-hand struggle with a Hun.