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Word: Kilt
Speech Type: Noun
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
kɪlt
a garment resembling a knee-length skirt of pleated tartan cloth, traditionally worn by men as part of Scottish Highland dress and now also worn by women and girls.
Short Definition:garment resembling skirt of pleated tartan cloth
Word: Kilt
Speech Type: Verb
kɪlt
gather (a garment or material) in vertical pleats.
Short Definition:gather garment or material in vertical pleats
tuck up one's skirts around one's body.
Short Definition:tuck up one's skirts around one's body
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