kirtle

2 definitions found

kirtle - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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 both by men and women.
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           Wearing her Norman car, and her kirtle of blue.
                                                    --Longfellow.
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     Note: The term is still retained in the provinces, in the
           sense of "an outer petticoat." --Halliwell.
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kirtle - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  kirtle
      n 1: a garment resembling a tunic that was worn by men in the
           Middle Ages
      2: a long dress worn by women