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KILT/kɪlt/

A kilt is a knee-length tartan skirt, traditionally worn by Scottish men, with folds (pleats) at the back. Countable: a kilt, kilts. A skirt is the general clothes word, often for women; a dress covers the top of the body too. Mix-up: kilt vs quilt (a thick bed cover) — extra u, q vs k; and kilt vs kill (to make dead) — extra l.

Meaning

A knee-length tartan skirt, traditionally worn by Scottish men.

Examples

• “He wore a kilt at the wedding.”
• “His kilt is green and blue tartan.”
• “Do not sit on the kilt in the mud.”

Good to know

a kilt (Scottish, tartan, knee). Contrast: skirt (general), dress (top + bottom). Mix-up: quilt, kill.

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