| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. A perpendicular arrangement of flat, single plaits, each plait being folded so as to cover half the breadth of the preceding one.[Websters]. | |
| Verb | 1. Present participle conjugation of the verb kilt.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (kilt) | 1. To tuck up; to truss up, as the clothes.[Websters]. 2. Base verb from the following inflections: kilting, kilted, kilts, kilter, kilters, kiltingly and kiltedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "KILTING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
Specialty Definition: kilt
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Satire | KILT, n. A costume sometimes worn by Scotchmen in America and Americans in Scotland. Source: Devil's Dictionary | ||
| Noah Webster | [Noun] A kind of short petticoat worn by the highlanders of Scotland.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | 1: [Noun] (historical) Any Scottish garment from which the above lies in a direct line of descent, such as the philibeg and the great kilt or belted plaid;. (references) | 2: [Noun] a plaid, pleated school uniform skirt sometimes structured as a wrap around, sometimes pleated throughout the entire circumference;. (references) | 3: [Noun] 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. (references) | 4: [Noun] 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. (references) |
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Common Expressions: kilt
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Operation Kilt | Operation Kilt is an episode in the British comedy series Dads Army. Which was originally transmitted on Saturday 1st March 1969. (references) | ||
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Topics by Level of Interest: kilt | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Kilt | 28 | History of the kilt | 18 | |
| KILT (AM) | 25 | Kilt | 28 | |
| Kilt accessories | 21 | KILT (AM) | 25 | |
| History of the kilt | 18 | Kilt accessories | 21 | |
| Operation Kilt | 11 | Kilt pin | 2 | |
| Kilt pin | 2 | Operation Kilt | 11 | |
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
