KIRTLE


Meaning of KIRTLE in English

I. ˈkər]d. ə l, ˈkə̄], ˈkəi], ]t ə l 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

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