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kilt
I. \ˈkilt\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English kilten, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish kilte (op) to gather up (as a skirt), Swedish dialect kilta (sej) to gather up one's skirts, Old Norse kjalta fold made by a gathered skirt, Old Swedish kilta lap, and perhaps to Gothic kilthei womb — more at child
transitive verb
1. now chiefly dialect : to gather up or tuck in (as a skirt) for protection or freedom of action
2. archaic : to truss up : hang
< brought the country to order by kilting thieves and banditti with strings — Sir Walter Scott >
3. : to equip with a kilt
< insists that nominees prove Scottish relationship or extraction, or they don't get kilted — Sat. Eve. Post >
intransitive verb
: to move nimbly
II. noun
(-s)
1. : a pleated wraparound skirt usually of tartan reaching from the waist to the knees worn by men and boys in Scotland and especially by Scottish regiments in the British armies
2. : something that resembles a Scottish kilt; especially : a short plaid skirt for women or girls
III.
chiefly dialect
past of kill |