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Pronunciation : Kir"tle
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. kirtel, curtel, AS. cyrtel; skin to Icel. kyrtill, Sw. kjortel, Dan. kiortel, kiole.]
Definition : Defn: A garment varying in form and use at different times, and worn doth by men and women. Wearing her Norman car, and her kirtle of blue. Longfellow.

Note: The term is still retained in the provinces, in the sense of " an outer petticoat." Halliwell.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913