Sekirov Dictionary

kirtle

UK /ˈkəːt(ə)l/US /ˈkɚt(ə)l/

noun 3
verb 1
forms 3

noun3

•
A woman's gown; a woman's outer petticoat or skirt.
- Per[igot] VVell decked in a frocke of gray, / Wil[ly] hey ho, gray is greet, / Per. And in a kirtle of green say, / [Wil.] the greene is for maydens meet. — 1579
•
A knee-length tunic.
- Many of the church dignitaries are distinguishable by peculiarities of dress, as the shovel hat and kirtle. — 1832
•
A short jacket.
- KIRTLE, […] a Sort of short Jacket. — 1721

verb1

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To clothe or cover with, or as if with, a kirtle; to hitch up (a long garment) to the length of a kirtle.
- Eastward the Night / Climbs slow with hooded brows, and languid Day / Kirtles her robe fantastical, and leans / To take the embrace of darkness. — 1899

forms

kirtled · kirtling · kirtles

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