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# kilt

«kilt» in Mova's school dictionary: **a knee-length pleated skirt, usually of tartan cloth…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a kilt, kilts)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A kilt is a knee-length pleated skirt, usually of tartan cloth, worn traditionally by men and boys in Scotland, and also in Ireland, as part of Highland dress. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kilt/#m1)

2) A kilt is a similar pleated skirt worn by girls or women. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kilt/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Culture and history: Scottish weddings, Highland games, bagpipers, Burns Night. It tells the reader about Scottish tradition. Each tartan pattern is often linked to a clan (family).

### examples

- He wore a kilt to his cousin's wedding. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kilt/#x1)
- The piper wore a kilt and played the bagpipes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kilt/#x2)
- Each clan has its own tartan for its kilt. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kilt/#x3)
- At the Highland Games, the strongmen wore kilts. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kilt/#x4)
- Her school uniform has a tartan kilt. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kilt/#x5)
- A kilt has deep pleats at the back. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kilt/#x6)

### note

Plural: kilts. Men wearing kilts is normal in Scottish tradition; it is not a dress. A small bag worn in front is a «sporran».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «kilt» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kilt/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.