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- [kilt]
- /kɪlt/
- /kɪlt/
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- [kilt]
- /kɪlt/
Definitions of kilt word
- noun kilt any short, pleated skirt, especially a tartan wraparound, as that worn by men in the Scottish Highlands. 1
- verb with object kilt to draw or tuck up, as the skirt, about oneself. 1
- verb with object kilt to provide (a skirt) with kilt pleats. 1
- noun kilt A knee-length skirt of pleated tartan cloth, traditionally worn by men as part of Scottish Highland dress and now also worn by women and girls. 1
- noun kilt Scottish men's skirt 1
- noun kilt schoolgirl's pleated skirt 1
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Origin of kilt
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English kylte, perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Danish kilte to tuck up
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Parts of speech for Kilt
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
kilt popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for kilt
noun kilt
- dress — an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- hoop — a circular band or ring of metal, wood, or other stiff material.
- sarong — a loose-fitting skirtlike garment formed by wrapping a strip of cloth around the lower part of the body, worn by both men and women in the Malay Archipelago and certain islands of the Pacific Ocean.
- mini — miniskirt.
- dirndl — a woman's dress with a close-fitting bodice and full skirt, commonly of colorful and strikingly patterned material, fashioned after Tyrolean peasant wear.
verb kilt
- pleat — a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- fold — to confine (sheep or other domestic animals) in a fold.
- smock — a loose, lightweight overgarment worn to protect the clothing while working.
- corrugate — to fold or be folded into alternate furrows and ridges
Antonyms for kilt
noun kilt
- inside — on the inner side or part of; within: inside the circle; inside the envelope.
- interior — being within; inside of anything; internal; inner; further toward a center: the interior rooms of a house.
- middle — equally distant from the extremes or outer limits; central: the middle point of a line; the middle singer in a trio.
- center — a point equally distant from all points on the circumference of a circle or surface of a sphere
- centre — A centre is a building where people have meetings, take part in a particular activity, or get help of some kind.
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