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kilt

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1. kilt - Noun

2. kilt - Verb

Meaning

p. p. from Kill.

A kind of short petticoat, reaching from the waist to the knees, worn in the Highlands of Scotland by men, and in the Lowlands by young boys; a filibeg.

To tuck up; to truss up, as the clothes.

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Additionally, the length of the kilt when buckled at the waist reaches a point no lower than halfway across the kneecap and no higher than about an inch above it. Source: Internet

Although there are still a few people who wear a kilt daily, it is generally owned or hired to be worn at weddings or other formal occasions and may be worn by anyone regardless of nationality or descent. Source: Internet

A properly made kilt, when buckled on the tightest holes of the straps, is not so loose that the wearer can easily twist the kilt around their body, nor so tight that it causes "scalloping" of the fabric where it is buckled. Source: Internet

At least three measurements, the waist, hips, and length of the kilt, are usually required. Source: Internet

A version of the filleadh beag (philibeg), or small kilt (also known as the walking kilt) similar to the modern kilt was invented by an English Quaker from Lancashire named Thomas Rawlinson sometime in the 1720s. Source: Internet

I know Christopher Meloni has a baloney under that kilt, but the creases and folds in the second picture sure are something else. Source: Internet

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