Definition of "kilty" []

• In the British army, a nickname for a Highland soldier. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Unfortunately, about a week before he was due to make the big announcement, the kilty media exploded with indignation"
• "MRS. MICKLEHAM, against her better judgment, 'A kilty, did you tell me? '"
• "Refreshing too, were all the floaty, fluid, kilty skirts, designed to be worn with hip-length tunic tops - another way to wear a drop-waist silhouette, but this time one that nods to the Sixties rather than the Twenties."