kilt

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /kɪlt/

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Noun

Singular kilt

Plural kilts

Halifax kilt

1. A kilt is a knee length skirt, with pleats, and usually with a tartan pattern and worn by men in the Scottish highlands.

   The piper played his bagpipes and wore a traditional highland kilt.

2. A kilt is a similar skirt worn by women.

   The school's winter uniform for girls was a kilt and a blazer.