kilt
n.n. a traditional Scottish dress for men. It is a skirt-like piece of clothing with pleats that hangs down from the waist.
n. a traditional Scottish garment for men, consisting of a skirt-like piece of cloth with pleats. Often associated with Scottish national identity and formal events.
He wore a traditional kilt to the wedding.
The school band performed a traditional Scottish song while the members wore kilts and bagpipes.
While the kilt is a staple of Scottish heritage, its modern design has evolved to include various patterns and materials, though the traditional tartan remains the most recognizable.
From Middle English kilten (“to tuck up, gird”), apparently from North Germanic, ultimately from Old Norse kelta, kjalta (“skirt; lap”). Perhaps from Proto-Germanic kelt-, kelþǭ, kilþį̄ (“womb”), from Proto-Indo-European gelt- (“round body; child”). Cognate with Danish kilte (“to tuck”), Swedish kilta (“to swathe”). Related to English child.
From Middle English kilt, equivalent to kill + -t.