Defn: A garment varying in form and use at different times, and worn
doth by men and women.
Wearing her Norman car, and her kirtle of blue. Longfellow.
Note: The term is still retained in the provinces, in the sense of " an outer petticoat." Halliwell.
KIRTLED
Kir"tled, a.
Defn: Wearing a kirtle. Byron.
KIRUMBO
Ki*rum"bo, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A bird of Madagascar (Leptosomus discolor), the only living type of a family allied to the rollers. It has a pair of loral plumes. The male is glossy green above, with metallic reflections; the female is spotted with brown and black.
KISH
Kish, n. Etym: [Cf. G. kies gravel, pyrites.] (Min.)
Defn: A workman's name for the graphite which forms incidentally in iron smelting.
KISMET
Kis"met, n. Etym: [Per. qismat.]
Defn: Destiny; fate. [Written also kismat.] [Oriental]