Kirtle (noun)
ker-tl
(archaic) A woman’s gown or outer petticoat.
A man’s tunic or coat.
Old English cyrtel, of Germanic origin, probably based on Latin curtus ‘short’.
Example sentences
“She wore her virgin kirtle and her innocence exuded.”
“The men commonly wore a cap and knee length kirtle.”
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