kilting
present participle of kilt
kilting (plural kiltings)
A method of vertically arranging flat plaits such that each plait is folded so as to cover half the of the one before it.
• kitling
Source: Wiktionary
Kilt"ing, n. (Dressmaking)
Definition: A perpendicular arrangement of flat, single plaits, each plait being folded so as to cover half the breadth of the preceding one.
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
4 June 2025
(verb) bestow a quality on; “Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company”; “The music added a lot to the play”; “She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings”; “This adds a light note to the program”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” 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. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
