American English pronunciation
How to pronounce kilt
IPA transcription: ['kɪlt]
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Noun
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a knee-length pleated tartan skirt worn by men as part of the traditional dress in the Highlands of northern Scotland
Usage examples
- In Highland dancing, every dancer wears a kilt, or tartan trews.
- A man in a green kilt is relaxing on the sofa.
- Kilt Lifter is the brewery's flagship ale.
- The Perth, Ontario, Kilt Run has since become an annual event.
- Prefects wear a distinctive red kilt and red blazer.
- School uniform, kilts, miniskirts and Chinese dragons have all featured in the past.
- Kiltormer provided the opposition, however, the game ended in a draw.
- A man in a kilt playing the bagpipes.
- A boy wearing a Scottish kilt holding a large stick