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verb \ˈkilt\

Definition of KILT

transitive verb

1

chiefly dialect :  to tuck up (as a skirt)

2

:  to equip with a kilt

intransitive verb

:  to move nimbly

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Origin of KILT

Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse kjalta lap, fold of a gathered skirt

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with KILT

built, gilt, guilt, hilt, jilt, lilt, milt, quilt, silt, stilt, tilt, wilt

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noun

: a type of skirt traditionally worn by men in Scotland

: a woman's skirt that resembles a Scottish kilt

Full Definition of KILT

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

First Known Use of KILT

circa 1730