Thesaurus: kilt

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1. p. p. from Kill.
2. n. 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.
3. v. t. To tuck up; to truss up, as the clothes.
4. n. a knee-length pleated tartan skirt worn by men as part of the traditional dress in the Highlands of northern Scotland
5. p. p. from Kill. [Obs.] Spenser. 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.] To tuck up; to truss up, as the clothes. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
6. p. p. from Kill. [Obs.] Spenser.
7. n:100 n. a knee-length pleated tartan skirt worn by men as part of the traditional dress in the Highlands of northern Scotland