Kilt Definition
kĭlt
kilts
noun
A pleated skirt reaching to the knees; esp., the tartan skirt worn sometimes by men of the Scottish Highlands.
Webster's New World
A similar skirt worn by women, girls, and boys.
American Heritage
(historical) Any Scottish garment from which the above lies in a direct line of descent, such as the philibeg, or the great kilt or belted plaid;
Wiktionary
verb
To tuck up (a skirt, etc.)
Webster's New World
To pleat.
Webster's New World
To provide a kilt for.
Webster's New World
To gather up (skirts) around the body. [from 14th c.]
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Kilt
Noun
Singular:
kilt
Plural:
kiltsOrigin of Kilt
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Apparently of Scandinavian origin; compare Danish kilt (“to tuck”), Swedish kilta (“to swathe”), Old Norse kjalta (“skirt; lap”) (perhaps from Proto-Germanic *kelt-, *kelþōn, *kelþīn (“womb”), from Proto-Indo-European *gelt- (“round body, child”)).
From Wiktionary
From kilt to tuck up from Middle English kilten of Scandinavian origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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