brogues

Though the number they'll croon remains shrouded in secrecy, their duet will see the stage festooned with glittering Swarovski crystals, an operation that could cost insurers dear when the warbling high notes of those twin Irish brogues reach a certain frequency and shatter the pretty decorations.

Londonist 2010

His shoes were of the double-soled description, which ought more properly to be called brogues; and into them, on the evening previous to his departure, his father had driven tackets and sparables innumerable, until they became like a plate of iron or a piece of warlike workmanship, resembling the scaled cuirass of a mailed knight in the olden time;

Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIII Alexander Leighton 1837

The poorer fort of people wear a kind of fhoes made of untanned leather, which are called brogues; with blue bonnets of a particular woollen manufaiSlure.

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He did not enjoy the ceremony, but stood before them with his blue coat with the large rolling collar, which had been made for a bigger man, buttoned about his waist, and his rig-and-furrow stockings of green, with home-made shoes called "brogues," the secret of making which he had brought with him from a place called Killybegs in County Donegal.

The Dew of Their Youth 1887

Swapping sandals for brogues was fun for a while but they were never supposed to discard the footwear permanently.

Conservative conference diary Allegra Stratton 2010

I have only the faintest recollections of Pa, mainly, I think, as an enormous pair of highly polished brogues, which I recall studying intently at floor level in the sitting-room at 18, Denham Place.

Archive 2009-01-01 2009

To mark the occasion, I wore my very gay blue patent Marc Jacobs brogues, which caught the discerning eye of the host, a French expatriate lesbian named Sandra, who was to become my fairy godmother.

Adrien Field: Gay in Delhi Adrien Field 2011

I've got men's riding boots, men's biker boots, men's brogues, some Doc Martens – all beautifully made, comfortable, cheaper than ones in the women's section, and a pleasingly contrary end to a leg one expects to terminate in a spindly, painful point.

The Saturday interview: Caitlin Moran 2011

Sat 10/24/09 3: 21 AM yes thank you! bad brogues just make me cringe!

'The Boondock Saints II': A cult hit gets a second shot | EW.com 2009

His gaze was so strong, I looked down at my brogues.

In the hot seat Matt Potter 2010