kirtle

kir·tle

K k

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kur-tl]
- /ˈkɜr tl/
- /ˈkɜːt.l̩/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kur-tl]
- /ˈkɜr tl/

Definitions of kirtle word

noun kirtle a woman's loose gown, worn in the Middle Ages. 1
noun kirtle Obsolete. a man's tunic. 1
noun kirtle A woman's gown or outer petticoat. 1
noun kirtle a woman's skirt or dress 0
noun kirtle a man's coat 0
noun kirtle a man's tunic or coat 0

See all 8 definitions of kirtle

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Origin of kirtle

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English kirtel, Old English cyrtel, apparently equivalent to cyrt(an) to shorten (≪ Latin curtus shortened) + -el -le

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Parts of speech for Kirtle

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Kirtle

kirtle popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 56% 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.

kirtle usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for kirtle

noun kirtle

blouse — A blouse is a kind of shirt worn by a girl or woman.
jacket — a short coat, in any of various forms, usually opening down the front.
robe — a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
coat — A coat is a piece of clothing with long sleeves which you wear over your other clothes when you go outside.
chiton — (in ancient Greece and Rome) a loose woollen tunic worn knee length by men and full length by women

All 7 Synonyms of kirtle