Word of the Day – Kirtle

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.”