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kilt
(kilt)
transitive verb
- Scot. to tuck up (a skirt, etc.)
- to pleat
- to provide a kilt for
Origin: 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
See kilt in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A knee-length skirt with deep pleats, usually of a tartan wool, worn as part of the dress for men in the Scottish Highlands.
- A similar skirt worn by women, girls, and boys.
To tuck up (something) around the body.
Origin:
Origin: From kilt, to tuck up
Origin: , from Middle English kilten
Origin: , of Scandinavian origin
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