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kir·tle I. \ˈkər]d.əl, ˈkə̄], ˈkəi], ]təl\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English kirtel, from Old English cyrtel, from (assumed) Old English curt short; akin to Old Saxon kurt, Old High German kurz; all from a prehistoric West Germanic word borrowed from Latin curtus shortened — more at shear 1. : a garment resembling a tunic or coat usually reaching to the knees and worn by men often as the principal body garment until the 16th century 2. : a long gown or dress worn during the middle ages by women usually beneath a cloak and also in modern times as part of coronation robes < wearing her … kirtle of blue — H.W.Longfellow > II. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) : to cover or enwrap (as in a kirtle) < the wild Albanian kirtled to his knee — Lord Byron > |