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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.]
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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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why he hath stolen every plack of clothing off my back, if that be a wrong, and hath left me here in this sorry frock of white falding, so that I have shame to go back to my wife, lest she think that I have donned her old kirtle.
 
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