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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Christina Holevas, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2025
On the final night, one of the regulars hired a Scotsman in a kilt to play a bagpipe dirge.
—Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Tennant, a Scotsman who wears a kilt with glorious swagger, was born for the role.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025
In the photo, King Charles wears a waistcoat and a suit jacket paired with a kilt made of King Charles III tartan.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 25 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Plaid recalls heritage in the form of a Scottish kilt.
—Christina Holevas, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2025
On the final night, one of the regulars hired a Scotsman in a kilt to play a bagpipe dirge.
—Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Tennant, a Scotsman who wears a kilt with glorious swagger, was born for the role.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025
In the photo, King Charles wears a waistcoat and a suit jacket paired with a kilt made of King Charles III tartan.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Kilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kilt. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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