brogues

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

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2025

“Don’t you know the camera requires subtlety?” her mother says in the broadest of stage brogues.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2024

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

From Reuters • Feb. 26, 2023

As almost the first order of business, Esmond takes his bride to be fitted for handmade brown leather brogues from the celebrated Peal & Company.

From Washington Post • Jun. 8, 2022

He had one pair of brogues and the soles were in a miserable state.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead