kirtle noun & verb. ['kǝ:t(ǝ)l] Now arch. or Hist.
[Old English cyrtel = Old Norse kyrtill tunic, from Germanic, ult. prob. from Latin curtus short: see CURT, -LE¹.]
A. noun.
1. A man's tunic or coat, usu. reaching to the knees or lower. OE.

2. A woman's gown or outer petticoat. OE.
b. verb trans. Cover or clothe (as) with a kirtle. L19.

■ kirtled adjective wearing a kirtle M17.

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