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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Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 14 Apr. 2024
Dressed in a jumper and kilt over lime green shorts, with vintage stockings, pink and blue socks, and cloven boots, Gray, 28, cuts a suitably fantastical figure for our unorthodox setting.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 21 Mar. 2024
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Noun
Plaid was splashed everywhere across the stage, from Stefani’s black-and-red boots to Young’s kilt.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 14 Apr. 2024
Dressed in a jumper and kilt over lime green shorts, with vintage stockings, pink and blue socks, and cloven boots, Gray, 28, cuts a suitably fantastical figure for our unorthodox setting.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 21 Mar. 2024
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“Kilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kilt. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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