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2. History of the kilt - Wikipedia

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   Highland soldier in 1744, an early picture of great kilt, with the plaid being used to protect the musket lock from rain and wind.. The belted plaid (breacan an fhéilidh) or great plaid (feileadh mòr), also known as the great kilt, is likely to have evolved over the course of the 16th century from the earlier "brat" or woollen cloak (also known as a plaid) which was worn over a tunic (the ...

3. Dirk - Wikipedia

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   Scottish dirk, blade by Andrew Boog, Edinburgh, c. 1795, Royal Ontario Museum. A dirk is a long-bladed thrusting dagger. [1] Historically, it gained its name from the Highland dirk (Scottish Gaelic dearg) where it was a personal weapon of officers engaged in naval hand-to-hand combat during the Age of Sail [2] as well as the personal sidearm of Highlanders.

4. Kilt - Wikipedia

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   One of the earliest depictions of the kilt is this German print showing Highlanders around 1630. A kilt (Scottish Gaelic: fèileadh [ˈfeːləɣ]) [1] is a garment resembling a wrap-around knee-length skirt, made of twill-woven worsted wool with heavy pleats at the sides and back and traditionally a tartan pattern.

5. Purchase rates for Wednesday, December 4, 2024 - AOL

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   The fixed rate for a 15-year mortgage is 6.10%, up 8 basis points from last week's average 6.02%. These figures are lower than a year ago, when rates averaged 7.22% for a 30-year term and 6.56% ...

6. Trump warns BRICS nations against replacing US dollar

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   U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday demanded that BRICS member countries commit to not creating a new currency or supporting another currency that would replace the United States dollar ...

7. Fly plaid - Wikipedia

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   The fly plaid replaced that portion of the Great Kilt that was draped over the shoulder. It is today typically worn in two lengths, from about a metre (39 inches) square to 1.4 metres (56 inches) square (54 inches being a standard fabric width). It is worn in the same tartan or colour as the kilt.