ghillie

noun

ghil·lie

variant spelling of gillie

: a male attendant on a Scottish Highland chief

broadly : attendant

chiefly Scotland and Ireland : a fishing and hunting guide

: a shoe with a low top and decorative lacing

Examples of ghillie in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Both the red squirrel and the ghillie are featured on the bottle called The River Spey. —

Matthew Kronsberg, Bloomberg.com, 17 Feb. 2021

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