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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
/ ɪ /
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)
Other 51Թ Forms
- kiltlike adjective
- ˈ쾱ٱ adjective
- ˈ쾱ˌ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of kilt1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of kilt1
Example Sentences
Private security guards tackled a man who appeared to be wearing a kilt and yelling.
The King was in a kilt and tweed jacket while the Queen wore a blue coat with a tartan lapel and a red hat decorated with a feather.
A photograph taken in 1966 to mark the 18th birthday of Prince Charles shows him dressed in a kilt in Balmoral tartan in the library of the castle, and was taken by Godfrey Argent.
Tennant, a Scotsman who wears a kilt with glorious swagger, was born for the role.
A new photograph of King Charles in a tartan kilt at Balmoral Castle has been released to mark Burns Night.
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