KILT, n. A costume sometimes worn by Scotchmen in America and American…

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KILT, n. A costume sometimes worn by Scotchmen in America and Americans in Scotland. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2011). Ambrose Bierce: The Devil's Dictionary, Tales, and Memoirs: The Devil's Dictionary, Tales, and Memoirs, p.693, Library of America
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KILT, n. A costume sometimes worn by Scotchmen in America and Americans in Scotland. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2011). Ambrose Bierce: The Devil's Dictionary, Tales, and Memoirs: The Devil's Dictionary, Tales, and Memoirs, p.693, Library of America

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