Meaning
To gather up (skirts) around the body.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
From Middle English kilten (“to tuck up, gird”), apparently from North Germanic, ultimately from Old Norse kelta, kjalta (“skirt; lap”). Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *kelt-, *kelþǭ, *kilþį̄ (“womb”), from Proto-Indo-European *gelt- (“round body; child”). Cognate with Danish kilte (“to tuck”), Swedish kilta (“to swathe”). Related to English child.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
filibegphilibegdressskirt
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 4 recorded puzzles: