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2. 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.

3. Highland dress - Wikipedia

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   King Edward VII in a tweed Argyll jacket, kilt and Glengarry bonnet (1904) Highland dress is the traditional, regional dress of the Highlands and Isles of Scotland. It is often characterised by tartan (plaid in North America). Specific designs of shirt, jacket, bodice and headwear may also be worn. On rare occasions with clan badges and other ...

4. 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.

5. List of tartans - Wikipedia

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   The tartans in this list are those ascribed to particular clans of Scotland, including Highland, Lowland, Isles, and Borders clans. Their status varies widely; armigerous clans generally accept them, while some have been officially adopted or rejected by a clan chief .

6. Full plaid - Wikipedia

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   A full plaid, or just a plaid, is a long piece of tartan fabric, most often worn as part of a Highland dress. It usually matches the tartan of the kilt . A modern full plaid is pleated the whole way, with half of its length sewn shut (so that the pleats cannot open).

7. 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 ...