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/gil"ee/, n.1. Scot.a. a hunting or fishing guide.b. a male attendant or personal servant to a Highland chieftain.2. ghillie.Also, gilly.[1590-1600; < ScotGael gille lad, servant]
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Gillie — Gil lie Gilly Gil ly, n. [Gael. gille, giolla, boy, lad.] A boy or young man; a manservant; a young male attendant, in the Scottish Highlands. Sir W. Scott. [WordNet sense 1] [1913 Webster] 2. a lowcut shoe without a tongue and decorative lacing … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gillie — (also ghillie) ► NOUN ▪ (in Scotland) an attendant on a hunting or fishing expedition. ORIGIN Scottish Gaelic gille lad, servant … English terms dictionary
gillie — gillie1 or gilly [gil′ē] n. pl. gillies [Scot < Gael gille, lad, page] in the Scottish Highlands a) Archaic a male servant b) a sportsman s attendant or guide gillie2 [gil′ē] n. [var. of GILLY] … English World dictionary
Gillie — Ghillie or gillie is a Scottish dialect term that refers to a man or a boy who acts as an attendant on a fishing, fly fishing or a hunting or deer stalking expedition, primarily in Scotland in the Highlands or on a river such as the Spey River.… … Wikipedia
gillie — 1. noun /ˈɡɪli/ a) male attendant on a Scottish Highland chief The gillie still wore in kilt in his lairds clan tartan b) (Scottish and Irish) fishing and hunting guide 2 … Wiktionary
Gillie — Recorded as Gillie, Gillies, Gillis, and Gillison, this very interesting and ancient surname is Scottish. It derives from the pre 9th century Mac gill Iosa , which translates as The son of the servant of Jesus , and describes an early follower or … Surnames reference
gillie — or ghillie noun Etymology: Scottish Gaelic gille & Irish giolla youth, gillie Date: 1705 1. a male attendant on a Scottish Highland chief; broadly attendant 2. chiefly Scottish & Irish a fishing and hunting guide 3. a shoe with a low top and… … New Collegiate Dictionary
gillie — /ˈgɪli/ (say gilee) Scottish –noun 1. a sportsman s attendant, especially a guide for hunting or fishing. 2. a male attendant or personal servant of a Highland chieftain. 3. a low cut shoe with fancy lacing. –verb (t) (gillied, gillying) 4. to… …
gillie-wetfoot — gillie wetˈfoot (obsolete) or whiteˈ foot noun (obsolete) A barefoot Highland lad, esp a messenger or chief s attendant • • • Main Entry: ↑gillie … Useful english dictionary
Gillie Callum — Aufführung des Gillie Callum beim Inverness Gathering, um 1900 Gillie Callum, auch the Sword Dance oder kurz the Swords genannt, ist ein schottischer Solo Schwerttanz aus dem Highland Dancing. Von den meisten anderen Schwerttänzen unterscheidet… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Gillie Mc Pherson — Pour les articles homonymes, voir McPherson. Gillian Mc Pherson (née le 21 août 1949, Belfast, Irlande du Nord) est une chanteuse, auteur compositrice et musicienne (guitare, mandocello). Elle a fait partie du monde des folks clubs durant les… … Wikipédia en Français
