kilted
Having on a kilt.
Plaited after the manner of kilting.
Tucked or fastened up; said of petticoats, etc.
• (wearing a kilt): bekilted
• kidlet
Source: Wiktionary
Kilt"ed, a.
1. Having on a kilt.
2. Plaited after the manner of kilting.
3. Tucked or fastened up; -- said of petticoats, etc.
Kilt (,
Definition: p. p. from Kill. [Obs.] Spenser.
Kilt, n. Etym: [OGael. cealt clothes, or rather perh. fr. Dan. kilte op to truss, tie up, tuck up.]
Definition: A kind of short petticoat, reaching from the waist to the knees, worn in the Highlands of Scotland by men, and in the Lowlands by young boys; a filibeg. [Written also kelt.]
Kilt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kilted; p. pr. & vb. n. Kilting.]
Definition: To tuck up; to truss up, as the clothes. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be ādancingā after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. Thatās how the first coffee drink was born.
