Kirtle
[kur-tl] /ˈkɜr tl/
noun
1.
a woman’s loose gown, worn in the Middle Ages.
2.
Obsolete. a man’s tunic.
/ˈkɜːtəl/
noun (archaic)
1.
a woman’s skirt or dress
2.
a man’s coat
n.
“a man’s tunic; a woman’s skirt,” Old English cyrtel, related to Old Norse kyrtill “tunic;” both regarded as probably from Latin curtus “short” (see curt) + diminutive suffix -el.
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