kilted

Wearing pleated skirt

Kilted means wearing a kilt—the traditional knee-length pleated garment associated with Scottish Highland dress: kilted bagpipers led the parade.

The word can also describe something arranged in deep pleats resembling a kilt: a kilted skirt.

scottish

bagpipes

Droning wind instrument

sporran · Highland games · caber toss · piper · Gaelic · thistle · loch · Edinburgh · whisky · haggis

garment

pleated

Having pressed folds

  • tartanPatterned clan fabric
  • woolenMade from sheep fiber
  • wrapEnclose by winding around

knee-length · belted · sporran · pin · buckle · hose · apron · fringe · sett · twill

ceremony

wedding

Marriage rite and feast

formal · tradition · vows · oath · toast · ancestral · heritage · military · regimental · dress uniform

masculine

brawny

Physically powerful, well-muscled

rugged · swagger · bold · proud · traditional · virile · stalwart · athletic · imposing · ceremonial

Opposites
lower body garment type

kiltedtrousered

Wearing leg garments

breeched · shorted · skirted · suited

state of dress

kiltedpantless

Without lower-body clothing

undressed

Phrases
Family

kilt, kilter, kilts

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G