Word Finder - kilt

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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 tartan pattern.

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Any Scottish garment from which the above lies in a direct line of descent, such as the philibeg, or the great kilt or belted plaid

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A plaid, pleated school uniform skirt sometimes structured as a wrap around, sometimes pleated throughout the entire circumference; also used as boys' wear in 19th century USA.

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A variety of non-bifurcated garments made for men and loosely resembling a Scottish kilt, but most often made from different fabrics and not always with tartan plaid designs.

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To gather up (skirts) around the body.

Ben refuses to wear a kilt to the ceremony.

Sophie is a blonde who wears a plaid kilt and a denim jacket.

They have a kind of short kilt, stiff, made of black wool, with a band from back to front between the legs; under this they wear short linen trousers, which come a little below the knee, and black woollen leggings with boots.

His costume otherwise was simple enough, consisting merely of a small kilt of white calico.

With boots are worn shaiwars, or baggy riding breeches, very loose, and tied by a string at the ankle; a sort of kilt is worn by couriers.

The kilt seems to have been commonly worn, especially by soldiers, whose legs were usually bare, but we also hear of tight-fitting trousers extending below the ankles.

Skirling away there in full highland dress, his kilt wafting around in the wind, in total disrespect to the drop below him.

Everyone who's anyone is looking for Scottish roots in their family so they can don a kilt and be seen in it.

Secondly, I decided to make the kilt my platform dress " .

His cousin, Barbara, recalls his turning up back in Bradford on a motor bike sporting a Scottish kilt.

It is recommended as a second kilt to save wear and tear on your traditional kilt.

The African wears a short kilt covered in gold leaf.

Chris wears an Argyll outfit with Modern Douglas tartan kilt.

The full six yard kilt should be worn when ladies are taking part in Highland Dancing or playing in Pipe Bands.

There's a chap in a kilt, but he's also wearing light brown loafers and Marks and Spencer socks.

In Scotland a full kilt outfit is also appropriate for formal occasions.

There is often a kilt pin pinned through the front flap for decoration.

Footwear Any sensible outdoor shoe may be worn with the kilt.

We also repair and remodel old sporrans and supply the whole kilt outfit with your co... .

A perfect addition to any kilt outfit this leather sporran wallet has many features making it a ideal gift.

And should I be wearing a kilt while drinking this fine plaid stout?

We also repair and remodel old sporrans and supply the whole kilt outfit with your co....

If you ask me the kilt wearing singer was wearing a tartan skirt - meant for ladies.

At Skinzwear, they specialize in the super-exotic, such as a teardrop pouch Spartan thong or even the more daring string Kilt thong.

Thus at Ozieri the men wear ordinary jackets and trousers with a velvet waistcoat; the shepherds of the Sulcis wear short black trousers without kilt and heavy black sheepskin coats, and the two rows of waistcoat buttons are generally silver or copper coins.

The town was once famous for its pistols and sporrans (as the purses worn with the kilt are called), which were in great request by the clansmen of the Highlands.

The retention of the tropical pattern by the Highlanders is due directly to environment, since the kilt is better suited than trousers for walking over wet heather.

What did a Roman Soldier wear under his leather kilt?

Myres shows that the costume consists of three parts - the loin-cloth itself, a white wrapper or kilt worn over it, and a knotted girdle which secured the whole and perhaps played its part in producing and maintaining the wasp waists characteristic of the Aegean race.