'Kirtle' definitions:

Definition of 'kirtle'

From: WordNet
noun
A garment resembling a tunic that was worn by men in the Middle Ages
noun
A long dress worn by women

Definition of 'Kirtle'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Wearing her Norman car, and her kirtle of blue. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: The term is still retained in the provinces, in the sense of "an outer petticoat." --Halliwell. [1913 Webster]

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