| kirtle |
| kirtle | (n) a garment resembling a tunic that was worn by men in the Middle Ages |
| kirtle | (n) a long dress worn by women |
| Kirtle | 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. [ 1913 Webster ] Wearing her Norman car, and her kirtle of blue. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ The term is still retained in the provinces, in the sense of “an outer petticoat.” Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Kirtled | a. Wearing a kirtle. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ] |
