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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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