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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Them, 9 Oct. 2024
The final picture showed McKidd wearing a kilt alongside Neil and his mother Kathleen.
—Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
In another, headmaster Groff himself can be seen at the altar in a kilt, with Swindells raising his fist in a triumphant pose.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 10 Oct. 2024
Loewe provided his kilt suit, which consisted of a green tartan skirt, a black blazer, a white button-up and bowtie.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 15 Sep. 2024
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Noun
As the now Emmy-winning host of the U.S. edition of The Traitors, Cumming has established himself as a style icon, playing an exaggerated lord of a Scottish manor complete with traditional bonnets, kilts, and more Tartan print than the human eye was ever meant to behold at once.
—Them, 9 Oct. 2024
The final picture showed McKidd wearing a kilt alongside Neil and his mother Kathleen.
—Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
In another, headmaster Groff himself can be seen at the altar in a kilt, with Swindells raising his fist in a triumphant pose.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 10 Oct. 2024
Loewe provided his kilt suit, which consisted of a green tartan skirt, a black blazer, a white button-up and bowtie.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 15 Sep. 2024
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“Kilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kilt. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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