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kiltmaking

kiltmaking noun: the manufacture of kilts.

Noun

kiltmaking (uncountable)

  1. The manufacture of kilts.
    • On the Royal Mile, Gordon Nicolson, who owns a kiltmaking shop, said that Mr. MacAskill’s efforts had backfired.2009 September 25, Sarah Lyall, “When Doing the Scottish Thing Backfires”, in New York Times

Origin of kiltmaking

From kilt + making.

Questions about kiltmaking

What does kiltmaking mean?
Kiltmaking means the manufacture of kilts.
What part of speech is kiltmaking?
Kiltmaking is a noun.

Words near kiltmaking in the dictionary

  1. kiltings
  2. kiltless
  3. kiltlike
  4. kiltmaker
  5. kiltmakers
  6. kiltmaking
  7. Kilton
  8. Kilton Thorpe
  9. Kiltoom
  10. kilts
  11. Kiltses

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