kilting

[ kil-ting ]

noun

1. an arrangement of kilt pleats.

Word History and Origins

Origin of kilting¹

First recorded in 1515–25; kilt + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Kilting it: One side-effect of the trend toward shorter skirts was being felt in Scotland, where fashion kilts for women were a boon for manufacturers—especially a man named Denis Bonchy Cohen, who had grown up in the cap-making business but was now rocking the kilt market worldwide.

From Time

Who can forget the still night of May on which Nicolette escapes from her prison, and hurries through the garden, kilting her skirt against the dew; or the ruined tower in whose kindly shadow she remains hidden, whilst the watch march along the moonlit street, their swords beneath their mantles; or that bower of branches, built by her own white hands, through the trellis-work of which her lover looks upon the stars!

From Project Gutenberg

“Oh, no, Joseph; I don’t believe they do,” cried Mrs Portlock, plaiting away at her apron, so as to produce the effect since become fashionable under the name of kilting.

From Project Gutenberg

Hazel, kilting her skirt in both hands, had run with them.

From Project Gutenberg

Kiyoshi Tanabe, a railway flagman employed at the plant, ate a large meal, drank quantities of water, then kilting his short cotton jacket about him swarmed up the silent factory chimney and sat on the top vowing that he would never come down till his fellow workmen were re-engaged.

From Time Magazine Archive