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gil·lie
also ghil·lie (gĭl′ē)n. pl. gil·lies
1. Scots A professional fishing and hunting guide.
2. A shoe with crisscrossed laces and no tongue, especially a low-cut, soft shoe used in dancing.
[Scottish Gaelic gille, boy, servant, from Old Irish gilla, from gildae.]
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gillie
(ˈɡɪlɪ) ,ghillie
orgilly
n, pl -lies
1. (Hunting) an attendant or guide for hunting or fishing
2. (Hunting) (formerly) a Highland chieftain's male attendant or personal servant
[C17: from Scottish Gaelic gille boy, servant]
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gil•lie
(ˈgɪl i)n.
1. Scot.
a. a hunting or fishing guide.
b. a male attendant or personal servant to a Highland chieftain.
2. a low-cut, tongueless oxford shoe with loops instead of eyelets for the laces.
[1590–1600; < Scottish Gaelic gille lad, servant]
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| Noun | 1. |  gillie - a young male attendant on a Scottish Highlander chief |
| 2. | gillie - a shoe without a tongue and with decorative lacing up the instep shoe - footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material |
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gillie
n (Scot) → Jagdaufseher(in) m(f)
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