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noun \ˈkilt\

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

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Recent Examples of kilt from the Web

Melissa Andresko, 41, in a blush pink Maggie Sottero gown and her husband Ross Mabon, 43, a native of Scotland wearing a traditional kilt, posed on the steps as their photographer snapped away.

— Washington Post, "Something old: Historic bank’s beauty lures brides-to-be," 20 July 2017
Mr. Gant was proud of his Irish heritage and oten wore a green kilt.

— jacques kelly, baltimoresun.com, "Frank Gant, architect who led renovation of parts of Hopkins' Homewood campus," 11 July 2017
There's no way that Jason is alive or that Veronica could be getting married to Archie in a kilt.

— noelle devoe, Seventeen, "Why Is Veronica in a Wedding Dress in Leaked "Riverdale" Season 2 Set Pics?," 27 June 2017
On Monday, KJ Apa, Cole Sprouse, Camila Mendes, Lili Reinhart, and their Riverdale family were spotted in fancy wedding attire — with Veronica in a gorgeous wedding gown and Archie looking dapper in a bowtie and kilt.

— peggy truong, Cosmopolitan, "OMG, Someone Is Getting Married on Riverdale Season 2," 27 June 2017
Pence officiates Mnuchin's wedding https://t.co/wcEZ6fimWP pic.twitter.com/DyBdT26Csa — The Hill (@thehill) June 25, 2017 The wedding probably wouldn’t have passed the Vogue wedding test, but included ballerinas in tutus and bagpipers in kilts.

— sarah spellings, The Cut, "Mike Pence Officiated Steve Mnuchin’s Wedding," 26 June 2017
Pence officiates Mnuchin's wedding https://t.co/wcEZ6fimWP pic.twitter.com/DyBdT26Csa — The Hill (@thehill) June 25, 2017 The wedding probably wouldn’t have passed the Vogue wedding test, but included ballerinas in tutus and bagpipers in kilts.

— sarah spellings, The Cut, "Mike Pence Officiated Steve Mnuchin’s Wedding," 26 June 2017
Dressed in bridal finery - a plaid kilt for him and a long white dress for her - the couple had planned to marry under the oak on Wednesday morning, but Cindy was an uninvited guest.

— chris granger, NOLA.com, "After the storm, New Orleans reemerges: A photo gallery," 21 June 2017
According to Salisbury police, officers received a call at 3:16 a.m. of a man wearing a kilt who was climbing onto an awning in the 100 block of East Innes Street in downtown Salisbury.

— charlotteobserver, "He was armed, wearing a kilt and on a store rooftop in the middle of the night," 15 June 2017

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