Толковый словарь английского языка - kilt
Kilt
kilt
I. verb Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse kjalta lap, fold of a gathered skirt Date: 14th century transitive verb to tuck up (as a skirt), to equip with a ~, intransitive verb to move nimbly, II. noun Date: circa 1730 a knee-length pleated skirt usually of tartan worn by men in Scotland and by Scottish regiments in the British armies, a garment that resembles a Scottish ~
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n. & v. --n. 1 a skirtlike garment, usu. of pleated tartan cloth and reaching to the knees, as traditionally worn by Highland men. 2 a similar garment worn by women and children. --v.tr. 1 tuck up (skirts) round the body. 2 (esp. as kilted adj.) gather in vertical pleats. Derivatives kilted adj. Etymology: orig. as verb: ME, of Scand. orig. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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