kilted
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- adjective
- /ˈkɪltɪd/
- When the Arabs who had seen Europeans only in trousers fled before the magnificent onslaught of the kilted Highlanders at Tel-el-Kebir, they exclaimed in amazement:
Examples
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The kilted dancers twirled gracefully on the stage as the audience clapped along to the lively tunes.
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I found him at the bottom of a small slope, surrounded by kilted men.
Fiction book (1991) -
Ten PM at Dallas Airport, and four kilted men just entered the terminal through a side door, three with bagpipes, one with a snare drum.
Blog text (10) -
Instead, it was a kilted Algarvian officer, backed by a handful of his own countrymen and quite a few more Valmieran constables.
Fiction book (2002) -
During the festival, I enjoyed watching a parade of kilted performers showcasing traditional Scottish music.
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He wore a kilted outfit to the wedding, fully embracing his Scottish heritage for the celebration.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Kilted comes from the Scottish word kilt, which means a 'pleated skirt' worn in Scotland. That's why kilted describes someone who is wearing that traditional skirt.