■ noun a knee-length skirt of pleated tartan cloth, traditionally worn by men as part of Scottish Highland dress.
■ verb
1》 arrange (a garment or material) in vertical pleats.
2》 ( ~ something up ) hoist or tuck up one's skirt or coat.
Derivatives
~ed adjective
Origin
ME (as v. in the sense 'tuck up around the body'): of Scand. origin.