About The Word Kilt
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Kilt
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What's The Definition Of Kilt?
[n] a knee-length pleated tartan skirt; worn by men in Scottish Highlands
Synonyms | Synonyms for Kilt: Related Terms | Find terms related to Kilt: See Also | skirt Kilt In Webster's Dictionary \Kilt\,
p. p. from {Kill}. [Obs.] --Spenser.
\Kilt\, n. [OGael. cealt clothes, or rather perh. fr. Dan. kilte op to truss, tie up, tuck up.] A kind of short petticoat, reaching from the waist to the knees, worn in the Highlands of Scotland by men, and in the Lowlands by young boys; a filibeg. [Written also {kelt}.] \Kilt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kilted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Kilting}.] To tuck up; to truss up, as the clothes. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott. |
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