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kirtle
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kir·tle  (kûrtl)
n. Archaic
1. A man's knee-length tunic or coat.
2. A woman's dress or skirt.

[Middle English kirtel, from Old English cyrtel, probably ultimately from Latin curtus, short; see sker-1 in Indo-European roots.]

kirtle [ˈkɜːtəl]
n Archaic
1. (Clothing & Fashion) a woman's skirt or dress
2. (Clothing & Fashion) a man's coat
[Old English cyrtel, probably from cyrtan to shorten, ultimately from Latin curtus cut short]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.kirtle - a garment resembling a tunic that was worn by men in the Middle Ages
tunic - any of a variety of loose fitting cloaks extending to the hips or knees
2.kirtle - a long dress worn by women
dress, frock - a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice


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Lenge needs no introduction to the local crowd as he has run the Three Blackbirds in Woodditton for the past ten years and was previously at the helm of the Red Lion in Kirtling for five years.
Officers in Cambridgeshire are not yet directly linking the break-in at Kirtling Tower near Newmarket to the burglary at Frankie Dettori's home in August, but admitted there have been a number of similar incidents in which silverware and other collectible items have been targeted.
Bowker believed he was attending a charity night at Kirtling Village Hall, a few miles outside of Newmarket, but when the doors swung open he was greeted by family and friends, with the racing fraternity inevitably well represented by the likes of Chris and Carole Wall, work-riders Ray McGhin and Alan Sofley, and Sir Michael Stoute's head groom Jock Brown.
 
 
 
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