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# kirtle

noun (kirtles) (old use)

«kirtle» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A long dress or tunic worn in old times, by women and sometimes men. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kirtle/#m1)

### In the lessons

in fairy tales, the clothes the girls take off and leave behind when they are surprised

### Examples

- The girls left their kirtles by the fire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kirtle/#x1)
- She wore a green kirtle to the feast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kirtle/#x2)
- He pulled on his kirtle and ran out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kirtle/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «kirtle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kirtle/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«kirtle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/kirtle.html) on Mova free.