kilt

Definitions

1. 1.p. p. from Kill. [Obs.] Spenser.
2. 2.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.]
3. 3.To tuck up; to truss up, as the clothes. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is 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.] called?
• What is to tuck up; to truss up, as the clothes. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott called?