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kirtle

[ kur-tl ]

noun

  1. a woman's loose gown, worn in the Middle Ages.
  2. Obsolete. a man's tunic.


kirtle

/ ˈ°ìɜ˳ÙÉ™±ô /

noun

  1. a woman's skirt or dress
  2. a man's coat
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of kirtle1

before 900; Middle English kirtel, Old English cyrtel, apparently equivalent to cyrt ( an ) to shorten (≪ Latin curtus shortened) + -el -le
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of kirtle1

Old English cyrtel, probably from cyrtan to shorten, ultimately from Latin curtus cut short
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It wasn't just her ivory-white breastplate or silvery kirtle—she glowed softly from within, radiating a warm, comforting light that elevated her physical perfection to something on a higher plane.

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Clad in a cloud-gray kirtle and a hood as blue as the sky.

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"Here we go," she said, holding up a scarlet kirtle.

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I pulled out kirtles, caps, and bodices, the gilded prayer book and a cracked looking glass Gertrude had given me.

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“No matter. They will horse Bore again in a minute. Here he is, coming to the Queen. Oh, look! He has brought her a kirtle and a gown.â€

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