kilt

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ldoce_183_bkilt /kɪlt/ noun [countable]  DCCa type of thick skirt made of tartan (=material with a pattern of lines and squares) that is traditionally worn by Scottish men 褶裥短裙〔苏格兰男子的传统服饰〕 →5  See picture of bagpipes 风笛, kilt 褶裥短裙 →4  See picture of 见图 kilt —kilted adjective

Examples from the Corpus

kilt• Her brother, jovial Fabio Sementilli, reinvented his models with gusto while clad in a kilt.• Fergus Urvill was on the other side of the bed, dressed in a kilt, shirt and waistcoat.• Alastair was a tall, handsome man, who would have looked very good striding over the heather in a kilt.• Clans, kilts, and tartans were explained.• Then he climbed the steps to his bedroom, stripping off his kilt, and lay down stiffly.• Pulling on a sweater and wrapping my long kilt around me, I made my way towards Sheikha Grandmother's house.• Madonna has even ordered bodyguards to check under people's kilts for hidden cameras.• He entered the station and walked down towards the trains, kilt swinging, leaflets tucked beneath his jacket.Origin kilt (1700-1800) kilt “to fold up” ((14-19 centuries)), from a Scandinavian language

kilt nounChinese  

type made of skirt Corpus of tartan a thick

kilt
kilt /kɪlt/ noun [countable]a type of thick skirt made of tartan (=material with a pattern of lines and squares) that is traditionally worn by Scottish men
—kilted adjective

kiltBrE /kɪlt/ 🔊NAmE /kɪlt/ 🔊 nouna skirt made of tartan cloth that reaches to the knees and is traditionally worn by Scottish men; a similar skirt worn by women （苏格兰传统男式）短褶裙；女式苏格兰格呢短褶裙