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Jilted vs Kilted - What's the difference?

jilted | kilted |

As a verb jilted

is past tense of jilt.

As an adjective kilted is

having on a kilt.

jilted

English

Verb

(head)
  • (jilt)

  • jilt

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A woman who jilts a lover.
  • (Otway)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cast off capriciously or unfeelingly, as a lover; to deceive in love.
  • * (John Locke) (1632-1705)
  • Tell a man passionately in love, that he is jilted ; bring a score of witnesses of the falsehood of his mistress, it is ten to one but three kind words of hers shall invalidate all their testimonies.
  • *
  • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=8 , passage=The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again; for, even after she had conquered her love for the Celebrity, the mortification of having been jilted by him remained.}}

    kilted

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Having on a kilt.
  • Plaited after the manner of kilting.
  • Tucked or fastened up; -- said of petticoats, etc.