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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

KILT, n. A kind of short petticoat worn by the highlanders of Scotland.
KILT, pp. Killed.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a knee-length pleated tartan skirt worn by men as part of the traditional dress in the Highlands of northern Scotland

Merriam Webster's

I. verb Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse kjalta lap, fold of a gathered skirt Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. chiefly dialect to tuck up (as a skirt) 2. to equip with a kilt intransitive verb to move nimbly II. noun Date: circa 1730 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

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 a skirtlike garment, usu. of pleated tartan cloth and reaching to the knees, as traditionally worn by Highland men. 2 a similar garment worn by women and children. --v.tr. 1 tuck up (skirts) round the body. 2 (esp. as kilted adj.) gather in vertical pleats. Derivatives: kilted adj. Etymology: orig. as verb: ME, of Scand. orig.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Kilt Kilt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kilted; p. pr. & vb. n. Kilting.] To tuck up; to truss up, as the clothes. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Kilt Kilt, p. p. from Kill. [Obs.] --Spenser.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Kilt Kilt, n. [OGael. cealt clothes, or rather perh. fr. Dan. kilte op to truss, tie up, tuck up.] A kind of short petticoat, reaching from the waist to the knees, worn in the Highlands of Scotland by men, and in the Lowlands by young boys; a filibeg. [Written also kelt.]

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(kilts) A kilt is a skirt with a lot of vertical folds, traditionally worn by Scottish men. Kilts can also be worn by women and girls. N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Fillibeg.