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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Troy Smith, Axios, 14 Mar. 2025
The game itself — essentially mafia but with more kilts — in which secret Traitors must kill off the Faithful each night without being found out, is entertaining enough in its own right.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
The black, gray, red and pink pattern was officially registered with the Scottish Register of Tartans in February and will soon be incorporated into kilts and other garments.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2025
The wild Scottish ensemble that wear kilts while playing rock covers on bagpipes and more modern instruments play two Connecticut shows in the same week: March 9 at 7 p.m. in Bristol ($52; downtownlivect.com).
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Registration is $45 and comes with a kilt and Jameson shot.
—Troy Smith, Axios, 14 Mar. 2025
The game itself — essentially mafia but with more kilts — in which secret Traitors must kill off the Faithful each night without being found out, is entertaining enough in its own right.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
The black, gray, red and pink pattern was officially registered with the Scottish Register of Tartans in February and will soon be incorporated into kilts and other garments.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2025
The wild Scottish ensemble that wear kilts while playing rock covers on bagpipes and more modern instruments play two Connecticut shows in the same week: March 9 at 7 p.m. in Bristol ($52; downtownlivect.com).
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Kilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kilt. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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