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kiltie

kilt·ie
K k

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kil-tee]
    • /ˈkɪl ti/
    • /ˈkɪl.tɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kil-tee]
    • /ˈkɪl ti/

Definitions of kiltie word

  • noun kiltie a person who wears a kilt, especially a member of a regiment in which the kilt is worn as part of the dress uniform. 1
  • noun kiltie a sports shoe with a fringed tongue that flaps over the vamp and conceals all or part of the lacing. 1
  • noun kiltie Also called kiltie tongue, shawl tongue. the fringed tongue of such a shoe. 1
  • noun kiltie A person who wears a kilt (often used as a humorous or slightly derogatory term for a Scot). 1
  • noun kiltie someone wearing a kilt, esp a soldier 0
  • noun kiltie a flap of fringed and, sometimes, perforated leather extending from and folding back over the top end of the vamp of a shoe 0

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Origin of kiltie

First appearance:

before 1835
One of the 34% newest English words
First recorded in 1835-45; kilt + -ie

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Parts of speech for Kiltie

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

kiltie popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

kiltie usage trend in Literature

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