Ghillie

//ˈɡɪli// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A low-cut type of shoe with decorative lacing.
  2. 2
    a shoe without a tongue and with decorative lacing up the instep wordnet
  3. 3
    Alternative spelling of gillie. alt-of, alternative

    "[H]e said, "I hae the day off tomorrow. I'll take ye out on the Anstey if ye want." This met with Patricia's ideas of what was right or fitting. Fishing on a Scottish river with a policeman as ghillie was socially acceptable to her mind."

Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of gillie. alt-of, alternative

Synonyms

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gillie

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"[H]e said, "I hae the day off tomorrow. I'll take ye out on the Anstey if ye want." This met with Patricia's ideas of what was right or fitting. Fishing on a Scottish river with a policeman as ghillie was socially acceptable to her mind."

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