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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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
The first 400 registrants will receive a logoed kilt and gift bag, along with breakfast and a drink afterward.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
Outside the Dolby Theatre, the world order was busy falling apart; inside, people in kilts and kimonos and kaffiyehs were waiting to see who’d win Best Actress.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
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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
The first 400 registrants will receive a logoed kilt and gift bag, along with breakfast and a drink afterward.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
Outside the Dolby Theatre, the world order was busy falling apart; inside, people in kilts and kimonos and kaffiyehs were waiting to see who’d win Best Actress.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Kilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kilt. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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