Kirtle Definition
kûrtl
noun
A man's tunic or coat.
Webster's New World
A woman's dress or skirt.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Kirtle
Noun
Singular:
kirtle
Plural:
kirtlesOrigin of Kirtle
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Middle English kirtel from Old English cyrtel probably ultimately from Latin curtus short sker-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Cognate with Old Norse kyrtill (whence Danish kjortel and Icelandic kyrtill). Compare German Kittel.
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