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Meaning of kilt in English
Pronunciation
/kɪlt/
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Noun
kilt
Etymology
Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘tuck up around the body’): of Scandinavian origin; compare with Danish kilte (op)‘tuck (up)’ and Old Norse kilting‘a skirt’. The noun dates from the mid 18th century
Definitions
1.
a knee-length pleated tartan skirt worn by men in the Highlands of northern Scotland