释义 |
kilting, vbl. n.|ˈkɪltɪŋ| [f. kilt v. + -ing1.] The action of the vb. kilt; the act of girding or tucking up, or of plaiting like a kilt; the result of this. Also attrib., as kilting-belt, kilting-machine.
1521Churchw. Acc. St. Michaels, York (Nichols 1797) 309 Pd for Kilting Belts 1d. 1721Kelly Sc. Prov. 300 note, Women, when they go to Work, truss up their Petti⁓coats with a Belt, and this they call their Kilting. 1880Cassell's Mag. June 441 Kiltings are yielding to box-plaits. 1884West. Morn. News 9 Aug. 1/3 Kilting machine, work⁓room tables. |