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		Definition of kirtle in English: kirtlenoun ˈkəːt(ə)lˈkərdl archaic 1A woman's gown or outer petticoat. 〈古〉女式裙服;外裙 Example sentencesExamples -  In England, kirtles were normally gowns with tight fitting bodices.
 -  Very striking, the balance between the simple solid color of the kirtle and the elegant trim.
 -  I chose to make the silk kirtle because I found fabric that I wanted to use for this dress.
 -  This fabric will be the front of the kirtle with the red linen serving as lining and body of dress.
 -  The Virgin invariably wears a dark blue gown, sometimes over a minever kirtle with plain undergarment, to stress her high status.
 
 - 1.1 A man's tunic or coat.
男式制服的紧身上装;男式短外衣 Example sentencesExamples -  Men wore hats or caps, a kirtle or knee-length coat, shirt, waistcoat, trousers, woolen stockings, and shoes or high boots.
 -  Moira, a 45-year-old checkout manager at the local Safeway store, admits her husband would not have the same pride wearing a kilt as the kirtle, the ornate and authentic Viking costume.
 -  The bowmen were dressed in green kirtles, rather shorter than those of the squires, and wore dark woolen hose; they carried their bows and arrows slung across their shoulders.
 
  
 
 OriginOld English cyrtel, of Germanic origin, probably based on Latin curtus 'short'.    Definition of kirtle in US English: kirtlenounˈkərdlˈkərdl archaic 1A woman's gown or outer petticoat. 〈古〉女式裙服;外裙 Example sentencesExamples -  Very striking, the balance between the simple solid color of the kirtle and the elegant trim.
 -  I chose to make the silk kirtle because I found fabric that I wanted to use for this dress.
 -  The Virgin invariably wears a dark blue gown, sometimes over a minever kirtle with plain undergarment, to stress her high status.
 -  In England, kirtles were normally gowns with tight fitting bodices.
 -  This fabric will be the front of the kirtle with the red linen serving as lining and body of dress.
 
 - 1.1 A man's tunic or coat.
男式制服的紧身上装;男式短外衣 Example sentencesExamples -  The bowmen were dressed in green kirtles, rather shorter than those of the squires, and wore dark woolen hose; they carried their bows and arrows slung across their shoulders.
 -  Men wore hats or caps, a kirtle or knee-length coat, shirt, waistcoat, trousers, woolen stockings, and shoes or high boots.
 -  Moira, a 45-year-old checkout manager at the local Safeway store, admits her husband would not have the same pride wearing a kilt as the kirtle, the ornate and authentic Viking costume.
 
  
 
 OriginOld English cyrtel, of Germanic origin, probably based on Latin curtus ‘short’.     |