KIRTLE


Meaning of KIRTLE in English

— kirtled , adj.

/kerr"tl/ , n.

1. a woman's loose gown, worn in the Middle Ages.

2. Obs. a man's tunic.

[ bef. 900; ME kirtel, OE cyrtel, appar. equiv. to cyrt ( an ) to shorten ( curtus shortened) + -el -LE ]

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