'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]