kilt

kilt
I. verb Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse kjalta lap, fold of a gathered skirt Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. chiefly dialect to tuck up (as a skirt) 2. to equip with a kilt intransitive verb to move nimbly II. noun Date: circa 1730 1. a knee-length pleated skirt usually of tartan worn by men in Scotland and by Scottish regiments in the British armies 2. a garment that resembles a Scottish kilt

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  • kilt — [ kilt ] n. m. • 1792; mot angl., de to kilt « retrousser » ♦ Jupe courte et plissée, attachée sur le côté avec une épingle, pièce du costume national des Écossais. « Les hommes [en Albanie] portaient une courte jupe, presque semblable au kilt »… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • kilt — s.m. Fustă scurtă şi plisată din stofă cadrilată, care face parte din costumul naţional al scoţienilor. – Din engl., fr. kilt. Trimis de catalin caba, 26.02.2002. Sursa: DEX 98  kilt s. m. Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar… …   Dicționar Român

  • KILT — may refer to:* KILT FM, a radio station (100.3 FM) licensed to Houston, Texas, United States * KILT (AM), a radio station (610 AM) licensed to Houston, Texas, United States * kilt, a traditional Scottish garment …   Wikipedia

  • kilt — [kılt] n [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: kilt to fold up (14 19 centuries), from a Scandinavian language] a type of thick skirt made of ↑tartan (=material with a pattern of lines and squares) that is traditionally worn by Scottish men >kilted adj …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Kilt — der; [e]s, s <aus gleichbed. engl. kilt zu to kilt »aufschürzen«, dies aus gleichbed. dän. kilte, schwed. kilta>: a) bunt karierter schottischer Faltenrock für Männer; b) karierter Faltenrock für Damen …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • kilt — /kilt, ingl. kɪlt/ [vc. scozzese, da to kilt «alzare la sottana»] s. m. inv. gonnellino scozzese …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • kilt — kilt·ie; kilt; kilt·ed; …   English syllables

  • kilt — [kilt] vt. [ME (northern) kilten, prob. < Scand, as in ON kilting, a skirt, kjalta, lap] 1. Scot. to tuck up (a skirt, etc.) 2. to pleat 3. to provide a kilt for n. a pleated skirt reaching to the knees; esp., the tartan skirt worn sometimes… …   English World dictionary

  • Kilt — Kilt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kilted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Kilting}.] To tuck up; to truss up, as the clothes. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Kilt — Kilt, p. p. from {Kill}. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Kilt — Kilt, n. [OGael. cealt clothes, or rather perh. fr. Dan. kilte op to truss, tie up, tuck up.] A kind of short petticoat, reaching from the waist to the knees, worn in the Highlands of Scotland by men, and in the Lowlands by young boys; a filibeg …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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