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From Old English (pre-1500) kirtle - a man's short coat or tunic. Possibly related to Yiddish קיטל (kitl) via Old high German.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
kytle
Today it means: A light jacket or short coat. Full definition →
Today it means: A light jacket or short coat. Full definition →
From Old English (pre-1500) kirtle - a man's short coat or tunic. Possibly related to Yiddish קיטל (kitl) via Old high German.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.