gillie n 1: a young male attendant on a Scottish Highlander chief 2: a shoe without a tongue and with decorative lacing up the instep [syn: {ghillie}, {gillie}]
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. Syn: ghillie. [WordNet 1.5]