kiltedadj.1
/ˈkɪltᵻd/, U.S. /ˈkɪltᵻd/ 1. Tucked up; having the skirts tucked up.
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kilted1724
high-kilteda1792
tucked up1845
1724 A. Ramsay Toast ii If ye bare-headed saw her, Kilted to the knee.
1865 J. Hamilton Poems 88 (E.D.D.) Wi' kilted coats, knee-deep among the heather.
2. Gathered in a series of vertical pleats.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > having specific parts > ornamented or trimmed > pleated or folded
rodded1562
wimpled1599
fulled1816
draped1833
folded1833
box-pleated1863
kilted1896
swathed1896
sunray-pleated1897
knife-pleated1905
permanently pleated1938
1896 Daily News 19 Mar. 6/5 Kilted silk, net, and lace will be largely used for capes.
1900 Westm. Gaz. 20 Sept. 3/2 The bodice is made with this same very closely-kilted chiffon drawn into a wide berth of cream lace.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
kiltedadj.2
/ˈkɪltᵻd/, U.S. /ˈkɪltᵻd/ Wearing a kilt.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > wearing clothing for body (and limbs) > wearing a skirt or skirts > types of
cuttedc1460
curtaileda1625
kilted1809
fustanellaed1853
miniskirted1966
1809 Ld. Byron Eng. Bards & Sc. Reviewers 526 The kilted goddess kissed Her son, and vanish'd in a Scottish mist.
1848 A. H. Clough Bothie of Toper-na-Fuosich ix. 176 This is the letter of Hobbes the kilted and corpulent hero.
1900 Sc. Antiquary 15 31 The earliest kilted force..in the king's pay was the Black Watch.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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