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Kirtle ˈkɜ:Təl N Archaic Woman's Skirt Dress Man's

Front kirtle
Back kirtle
[ˈkɜ:təl]
n archaic
1) a woman's skirt or dress
2) a man's coat


Etymology:
Old English cyrtel, probably from cyrtan to shorten, ultimately from Latin curtus cut short

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