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kilt

kilt

19 4.7
A knee-length pleated skirt with tartan pattern that Scottish men wear
  • noun
  • /kɪlt/
: falda escocesa
  • Not since Lazenby's turn in a kilt have we acknowledged Bond is Scottish, not English.
  • wear a kilt
  • tartan kilt
  • pleated kilt

Here comes Scottish Alan with his gorgeous kilt.

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Examples

  • Scotsmen do not wear skirts, they wear kilts.

  • He felt a sense of pride as he donned his family tartan kilt for the ceremonial event.

  • I think a man in a kilt looks amazing.

  • Are you wearing your kilt with your dinner jacket?"

    Fiction book (2000)
  • - A day without wearing a kilt is like a day without sunshine.

  • I think you should wear a snappy kilt tomorrow if you feel like it!

    Blog text (14)
  • I might have to spend my life in a kilt, eating haggis and listening to the bagpipes.

    Blog text (8)
  • Every Wednesday, Hamish McBean ate his porridge, put on his kilt, and went to market.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • In the distance, we see a procession of marching men, all wearing kilts and all the accoutrements of traditional Scottish garb.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • I fumbled with the buckle that held his kilt; his fingers guided mine, and the clasp sprang free.

    Fiction book (1991)

How Long

maxiskirt
1 3.9
midi
1 4.6
kilt
19 4.7
miniskirt
18 1.6

Surface Forms

kilt singular
kilts plural

Etymology

Kilt comes from an old Scots verb kilt that meant 'to tuck' or 'wrap' your clothes. So a kilt is a wrapped, tucked skirt, which explains why the traditional Scottish garment is a pleated cloth worn around the waist.