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
kilted; kilting; kilts
1
chiefly dialectal
: to tuck up (something, such as a skirt)
2
: to equip with a kilt
: to move nimbly
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Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Cameron Young, who flew in from Scotland, wore a blue kilt and a black cowboy hat.
—Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 5 June 2025
Also of note on the Roy front: Brian Cox popped up in David Tennant’s fever dream of an opening sketch to compliment the host’s kilt.
—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2025
With the exception of Scotsmen in kilts, skirts tend to stoke controversy in the outdoors.
—Kelly Klein, Outside Online, 15 May 2025
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Noun
Put on your kilt and make it out to Celtic Fest this Saturday, as well.
—Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Cameron Young, who flew in from Scotland, wore a blue kilt and a black cowboy hat.
—Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 5 June 2025
Also of note on the Roy front: Brian Cox popped up in David Tennant’s fever dream of an opening sketch to compliment the host’s kilt.
—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2025
With the exception of Scotsmen in kilts, skirts tend to stoke controversy in the outdoors.
—Kelly Klein, Outside Online, 15 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for kilt
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“Kilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kilt. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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