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kirtle |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Kirtle \Kir"tle\, n. [OE. kirtel, curtel, AS cyrtel; skin to Icel. kyrtill Sw kjortel Dan. kiortel kiole.] 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: kirtle n 1: a garment resembling a tunic that was worn by men in the Middle Ages 2: a long dress worn by women
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