1
: a knee-length pleated skirt usually of tartan worn by men in Scotland and by Scottish regiments in the British armies
2
: a garment that resembles a Scottish kilt
kilted; kilting; kilts
1
chiefly dialectal
: to tuck up (something, such as a skirt)
2
: to equip with a kilt
: to move nimbly
Examples of kilt in a Sentence
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Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 21 Mar. 2024
Naturally, the biggest laughs of the weekend come from the Best-Looking Men’s Legs in a Kilt contest, where men in kilts put their best legs forward in hopes of winning a trophy.
—Annie Alleman, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2023
Tennant then took to the stage clad in a kilt with Bark Ruffalo in tow.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 18 Feb. 2024
Batiste wore a Versace kilt with pants underneath and a high collared jacket.
—Leanne Italie, Twin Cities, 4 Feb. 2024
Other bands that have appeared so far include Pipes on Parade, a collection of bagpipers dressed in authentic Highland kilts.
—NBC News, 1 Jan. 2024
Buyers can then have the fabric made into a kilt or accessory.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2024
During a little picnic in their yard, Rogers proposed in a kilt to Eckerson.
—Meredith Newman, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2024
With the exception of Lady Macbeth, who wears a white formfitting dress, the cast are clad in an austere uniform of gray or black tops — turtlenecks, vests or collarless jackets — with dark kilts and black Chelsea boots.
—Houman Barekat, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2023
Noun
Dressed in a jumper and kilt over lime green shorts, with vintage stockings, pink and blue socks, and cloven boots, Gray, 28, cuts a suitably fantastical figure for our unorthodox setting.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 21 Mar. 2024
Naturally, the biggest laughs of the weekend come from the Best-Looking Men’s Legs in a Kilt contest, where men in kilts put their best legs forward in hopes of winning a trophy.
—Annie Alleman, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2023
Tennant then took to the stage clad in a kilt with Bark Ruffalo in tow.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 18 Feb. 2024
Batiste wore a Versace kilt with pants underneath and a high collared jacket.
—Leanne Italie, Twin Cities, 4 Feb. 2024
Other bands that have appeared so far include Pipes on Parade, a collection of bagpipers dressed in authentic Highland kilts.
—NBC News, 1 Jan. 2024
Buyers can then have the fabric made into a kilt or accessory.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2024
During a little picnic in their yard, Rogers proposed in a kilt to Eckerson.
—Meredith Newman, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2024
With the exception of Lady Macbeth, who wears a white formfitting dress, the cast are clad in an austere uniform of gray or black tops — turtlenecks, vests or collarless jackets — with dark kilts and black Chelsea boots.
—Houman Barekat, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2023
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“Kilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kilt. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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