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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Alexandra Jacobs, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
At the Sunday, Sept. 15 award show, the actor, 59, paid homage to his native Scotland in a white jacket with a plaid wrap detail over a black kilt.
—Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2024
King Charles suited up in his kilt for his latest portrait.
—Marissa Muller, WWD, 25 Jan. 2025
Tom Sandoval is being careful about spilling any secrets from season 3 of The Traitors, but teased kilts can be expected.
—Rachel Flynn, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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Readers who have encountered White before will not be surprised either to find mentions of kilts, and Proust.
—Alexandra Jacobs, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
At the Sunday, Sept. 15 award show, the actor, 59, paid homage to his native Scotland in a white jacket with a plaid wrap detail over a black kilt.
—Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2024
King Charles suited up in his kilt for his latest portrait.
—Marissa Muller, WWD, 25 Jan. 2025
Tom Sandoval is being careful about spilling any secrets from season 3 of The Traitors, but teased kilts can be expected.
—Rachel Flynn, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for kilt
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“Kilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kilt. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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