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kilt
[ kilt ]
noun
- any short, pleated skirt, especially a tartan wraparound, as that worn by men in the Scottish Highlands.
verb (used with object)
- to draw or tuck up, as the skirt, about oneself.
- to provide (a skirt) with kilt pleats.
kilt
/ kɪlt /
noun
- a knee-length pleated skirt-like garment, esp one in tartan, as worn by men in Highland dress
verb
- to tuck (a skirt) up around one's body
- to put pleats in (cloth, a skirt, etc)
Derived Forms
- ˈkilted, adjective
- ˈkiltˌlike, adjective
Other Words From
- kiltlike adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of kilt1
Word History and Origins
Origin of kilt1
Example Sentences
The comments were made in a speech by King Charles - dressed fittingly in a kilt - to mark 25 years of the Scottish Parliament.
“We are looking for things like regimental shoulder titles, cap badges, bits of uniform, bits of kilt, boots to show they are British,” Ms Bowers said.
King Charles was dressed in a tweed jacket and a navy, red and green kilt, and Camilla wore a navy dress with a feather pattern with a feathered hat.
She had worked with Scottish fabric makers including Harris Tweed and Johnstons of Elgin, and enlisted the help of Samantha McCoach from Le Kilt to develop her designer pocketed kilts.
Therefore, you’ll discover suits with appliqué dot patches and frayed edges as well as dog-tag necklaces and sophisticated wire broaches on mini Scottish kilt pins.
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