KILT


Meaning of KILT in English

I. ˈkilt 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.