kirtle

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(kʉrt′'l)

noun

  1. a man's tunic or coat
  2. a woman's dress or skirt

Origin: ME kirtel < OE cyrtel (akin to ON kyrtill) < Gmc *kurt-, short (< L curtus: see curt) + -el, dim. suffix

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noun
Archaic
  1. A man's knee-length tunic or coat.
  2. A woman's dress or skirt.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English kirtel

Origin: , from Old English cyrtel

Origin: , probably ultimately from Latin curtus, short; see sker-1 in Indo-European roots

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