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kilt Definition

kilt (kilt)

transitive verb

  1. Scot. to tuck up (a skirt, etc.)
  2. to pleat
  3. to provide a kilt for

Etymology: ME (northern) kilten, prob. < Scand, as in ON kilting, a skirt, kjalta, lap

noun

a pleated skirt reaching to the knees; esp., the tartan skirt worn sometimes by men of the Scottish Highlands

kilt Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • don: Everyone who's anyone is looking for Scottish roots in their family so they can don a kilt and be seen in it.
  • wear: Ben refuses to wear a kilt to the ceremony.
  • hire: If you are interested in hiring kilts we have more information HERE.
  • include: There is also a formal hire service ( including kilts ).
  • make: Secondly, I decided to make the kilt my platform dress " .
  • have: Well we are having black kilts, with the BM's in black evening gowns ( if i can find some!

Adjective modifier

  • Scottish: His cousin, Barbara, recalls his turning up back in Bradford on a motor bike sporting a Scottish kilt.
  • traditional: It is recommended as a second kilt to save wear and tear on your traditional kilt.
  • black: All the men are also going to be in black tartan kilts ( dark island ).
  • short: The African wears a short kilt covered in gold leaf.
  • white: Blindingly white kilt for him, and long white robe for her.

Modifies a noun

  • pin: There is often a kilt pin pinned through the front flap for decoration.
  • hose: The knife is tucked into the top of the kilt hose, with just the top of the shaft showing.
  • outfit: Michael will be wearing his dress kilt outfit, in the special ' Tartan Tax ' tartan!
  • hire: THE UK's biggest kilt hire company has clinched a deal to supply its Highland clothing through Slaters, the menswear retailer.
  • maker: Also in the complex you will find Hector Russells kilt makers shop.
  • shop: Also in the complex you will find Hector Russells kilt makers shop.

Noun used with modifier

  • tartan: Chris wears an Argyll outfit with Modern Douglas tartan kilt.
  • leather: What did a Roman Soldier wear under his leather kilt?
  • yard: The full six yard kilt should be worn when ladies are taking part in Highland Dancing or playing in Pipe Bands.
kilt Quotes

   If the cardinal points of costume are Robes,Tato, Rig and Scunge, where are shorts in this compass? Theyare the never Robes as other bareleg outfits have been: the toga, the kilt, the lava-lava, the Mahatma's cotton dhoti; archbishops and field marshals at their ceremonies never wear shorts. The very word means underpants in North America.

—Murray, Les(lie Allan)

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