¦ noun a knee-length skirt of pleated tartan cloth, traditionally worn by men as part of Scottish Highland dress.
¦ verb
1. arrange (a garment or material) in vertical pleats.
2. (kilt something up) hoist or tuck up one's skirt or coat.
Derivatives
kilted adjective
Origin
ME (as v. in the sense 'tuck up around the body'): of Scand. origin.