kilted

[ kil-tid ]

adjective

1. wearing a kilt.
2. gathered in pleats; pleated.

Word History and Origins

Origin of kilted¹

First recorded in 1800–10; kilt + -ed ³

Example Sentences

Does Scotland want its kilted king?

From BBC

A profusion of white Phalaenopsis orchids decorated the sanctuary and a kilted Los Angeles Police Department piper played as Riordan’s widow, children and grandchildren filed into the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.

From Los Angeles Times

He is the kilted king, a monarch with his heart in the Highlands, but is Scotland ready to claim Charles as its own?

From BBC

On Monday kilted soldiers of the Royal Scottish Regiment formed a bearer party and carried the coffin of the Queen from the privacy of the Throne Room at Holyrood Palace.

From BBC

While a bagpipe lament had been the only sound as kilted soldiers bore the casket earlier in the day, the four royals left the vigil in darkness to the sound of applause from mourners lining the street.

From Reuters