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    Gaelic names for old Highland dress

    Bonnet - bonaid, boineid
    shirt - lèine
    cravat - cràbhat
    button - putan
    plaid - fèileadh-mòr, breacan an fhèilidh (breacan is the checked pattern)
    kilt - fèileadh-beag
    doublet, short coat - còta-gearr
    waistcoat - peitean; sleeved waistcoat - peitean-mòr
    hose - osan
    belt - crios; sword belt - crios-claidheamh; shoulder belt (same as sword belt but could carry other things like ammunition pouch) - crios-guaille, crios-guailne
    scabbard - truaill
    scabbard mouth piece - crambaid
    sword - claidheamh; broadsword - claidheamh-mòr; backsword - claidheamh-cùil (backsword and broadsword are both the classic claymore, but the broadsword has two edges and the backsword has one)
    blade - lann
    blade tip - bàrr, rann
    hilt - dòrn-chuir, ceann; basket hilt - ceann-aisneach (dòrn has a meaning of striking so a hilt is something you can punch with, ceann simply means head/top)
    dirk - biodag
    shoes - brògan; buckle shoes - brògan bucallach

    Lowlanders - Luchd nan cosag (people of the long coats)
    tartan clothes - aodach breacanach
    cloak - brat
    brooch - bràist
    cirean - clan badge (such as the modern metal one)
    boot knife - sgian dubh (black knife)

    Cath-dath (war colour) which I think is also where the word cadadh comes from.
    This seems to refer to hose and coats such as còta cath-dath (tartan coat).

    added:

    stock - stoc
    sporran - sporan; hairy sporran - sporan molach
    tassel - aigilean; aigileanan (plural)
    trews - truibhas
    cuaran - cuaran; cuarain - a pair of cuarans (untanned skins worn hairy side out)

    Feumaidh fear nan cuaran èirigh uair ro fhear nam bròg. The man of the cuaran must rise an hour before the man of the shoe. Cuarans were considered a pain to put on because they need a lot of lacing to stay on the foot.
    Last edited by Damion; 24th January 17 at 06:20 PM.

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