KIRTLES

Noun

kirtles

plural of kirtle.

Verb

kirtles

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of kirtle

Anagrams

• Kistler, kilters, klister

Source: Wiktionary


KIRTLE

Kir"tle, n. Etym: [OE. kirtel, curtel, AS. cyrtel; skin to Icel. kyrtill, Sw. kjortel, Dan. kiortel, kiole.]

Definition: A garment varying in form and use at different times, and worn doth by men and women. Wearing her Norman car, and her kirtle of blue. Longfellow.

Note: The term is still retained in the provinces, in the sense of " an outer petticoat." Halliwell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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