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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Tyler Palmateer, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
The actor also dispelled the notion that Irish people wear kilts.
—Anne McCarthy, Variety, 8 Dec. 2024
The final picture showed McKidd wearing a kilt alongside Neil and his mother Kathleen.
—Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Richard Gadd, who wrote and starred in the series based on his own life, won the Emmy for best writing in the category and arrived on stage wearing a formal plaid kilt.
—Peter Larsen, Orange County Register, 15 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Julian Gomez, a 1986 Father Ryan graduate, plays the bagpipes in a Double Davidson kilt at the 50-yard line before each kickoff.
—Tyler Palmateer, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
The actor also dispelled the notion that Irish people wear kilts.
—Anne McCarthy, Variety, 8 Dec. 2024
The final picture showed McKidd wearing a kilt alongside Neil and his mother Kathleen.
—Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Richard Gadd, who wrote and starred in the series based on his own life, won the Emmy for best writing in the category and arrived on stage wearing a formal plaid kilt.
—Peter Larsen, Orange County Register, 15 Sep. 2024
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“Kilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kilt. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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