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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Alexandra Hurtado, Peoplemag, 9 July 2024
Despite emerging pictures of the gladiator’s revealing on-set kilt, Mescal’s negligible inseam is our Roman Empire, his dueling pins battling it out for our attention.
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 18 June 2024
For a punk take, a miniature kilt and Wellies is a failsafe combo.
—Ari Stark, WWD, 17 June 2024
The Faire says people have come in everything from fur suits to kilts to Lord of the Rings attire.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
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Noun
The two-time Wimbledon champion has taken his family to Walt Disney World and dressed up in a tiara and kilt for his daughters.
—Alexandra Hurtado, Peoplemag, 9 July 2024
Despite emerging pictures of the gladiator’s revealing on-set kilt, Mescal’s negligible inseam is our Roman Empire, his dueling pins battling it out for our attention.
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 18 June 2024
For a punk take, a miniature kilt and Wellies is a failsafe combo.
—Ari Stark, WWD, 17 June 2024
The Faire says people have come in everything from fur suits to kilts to Lord of the Rings attire.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
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“Kilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kilt. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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