KILTER

kilter, kelter

(noun) in working order; “out of kilter”; “in good kilter”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

kilter (countable and uncountable, plural kilters)

(usually in the negative) Alternative form of kelter (“(good) condition, form, or order; fettle”) [from 17th c.]

Alternative form of kelter (“a bad hand of cards in a game”)

• kirtle

Source: Wiktionary

Kil"ter, n.

Definition: See Kelter.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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17 June 2025

(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”

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In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.