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Definition of "kiltie" []

  • One who wears a kilt. (noun)
  • A shoe having a fringed tongue that flaps over the instep. (noun)
  • The tongue of such a shoe. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "kiltie" in a sentence
  • "I finally scored the perfect pair - tough, black, ankle-length lace-ups with a fringe "kiltie" - at a vintage stall in a market in Brooklyn."
  • "39A: Kiltie's instrument (pipes) - a "kiltie" is a Scot."
  • "“Well, Carmelo Anthony is wearing brown kiltie loafers,” Rivers said."