
Originally Posted by
David Thorpe
They may be called kilts, but they are not. A man's unbifurcated garment is not necessarily a kilt. There are innumerable examples.
I wish I could be so sure, about anything. All unbifurcated garments are not necessarily kilts, but in this case if the natives call them kilts, that is good enough for me. Words are being appropriated all the time, as was kilt a mere couple of centuries ago. It is only a word.
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