Kilt

  • 31Kilt — Schottenrock * * * Kịlt1 〈m. 6〉 karierter, knielanger Faltenrock der Schotten [engl.] Kịlt2 〈m. 1; alem.; veraltet〉 Nachtbesuch bei einem Mädchen; Sy Kiltgang [wohl zu elsäss. quelte „Abendbesuch bei Nachbarn“ <ahd. chwiltiwerch „Arbeit bis… …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 32Kilt — ► sustantivo masculino INDUMENTARIA Y MODA Falda corta, de lana y a cuadros, usada por los escoceses como componente de su indumentaria tradicional. IRREG. plural kilts * * * kilt (ingl.) m. Falda corta y plisada de cuadros que forma parte del… …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 33kilt — {{11}}kilt (n.) plaited tartan skirt, c.1730, from M.E. verb kilten to tuck up (mid 14c.), from a Scandinavian source (Cf. Dan. kilte op to tuck up; O.N. kilting shirt, kjalta fold made by gathering up to the knees ). {{12}}kilt (v.) to tuck up,… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 34kilt — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse kjalta lap, fold of a gathered skirt Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. chiefly dialect to tuck up (as a skirt) 2. to equip with a kilt intransitive verb to move… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 35kilt — UK [kɪlt] / US noun [countable] Word forms kilt : singular kilt plural kilts a type of traditional Scottish clothing, similar to a skirt, worn by men. Kilts are made of woollen cloth in a pattern called tartan …

    English dictionary

  • 36kilt — [[t]kɪlt[/t]] n. 1) clo a pleated, knee length tartan skirt worn by Scotsmen in the Highlands or in some military regiments 2) clo a skirt modeled on this, for women and girls 3) clo to draw or tuck up, as the skirt, about oneself 4) clo to… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 37kilt — 1. noun a) Traditional Scottish garment, usually worn by men, having roughly the same morphology as a wrap around skirt, with overlapping front aprons and pleated around the sides and back, and usually made of twill woven worsted wool with a… …

    Wiktionary

  • 38kilt — {{hw}}{{kilt}}{{/hw}}Gonnellino pieghettato a quadri di vari colori, parte del costume scozzese. ETIMOLOGIA: voce scozzese, di orig. scandinava (kilt ‘alzare la sottana’) …

    Enciclopedia di italiano

  • 39kilt — [[t]kɪ̱lt[/t]] kilts N COUNT A kilt is a skirt with a lot of vertical folds, traditionally worn by Scottish men. Kilts can also be worn by women and girls …

    English dictionary

  • 40kilt — noun a knee length skirt of pleated tartan cloth, traditionally worn by men as part of Scottish Highland dress. verb 1》 arrange (a garment or material) in vertical pleats. 2》 (kilt something up) hoist or tuck up one s skirt or coat. Derivatives… …

    English new terms dictionary