| 释义 |
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 > |