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From: doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca
In article ,
808 wrote:
>On Mon, 20 Jun 2005 23:17:41 +0000 (UTC), doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca
>(The Doctor) wrote:
>
>>In article <1119279527.510658.214370@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
>>dalek wrote:
>>>But that is so gay!, wearing a skirt.
>>>
>>
>>KILT is NOT a skirt!! Note Jamie and the Brigadier.
>
>From the WordNet Dictionary (and my Collins dictionary)
>
> Definition: [n] a knee-length pleated tartan skirt; worn by men
>in Scottish Highlands
>
>The Webster's dictionary (circa 1913) describes them as 'A kind of
>short petticoat'
>
>
And the Oxford?? I tend to ignore the Webster as
non-authoritative.
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