Kiln"-dry` (?), v. t. To dry in a kiln; as, to kiln-dry meal or grain.
Mortimer.
Kiln"hole` (?), n. The mouth or opening of an oven or kiln. Shak.
Ki"lo (?), n.; pl. Kilos (#). [F.] An abbreviation of Kilogram.
{ Kil"o*gram (?), Kil"o*gramme }, n. [F. kilogramme; pref. kilo- (fr.
Gr. chi`lioi a thousand ) + gramme. See 3d Gram.] A measure of weight,
being a thousand grams, equal to 2.2046 pounds avoirdupois (15,432.34
grains). It is equal to the weight of a cubic decimeter of distilled
water at the temperature of maximum density, or 39° Fahrenheit.
{ Kil"o*gram*me`ter (?), Kil"o*gram*me`tre }, n. (Mech.) A measure of
energy or work done, being the amount expended in raising one kilogram
through the height of one meter, in the latitude of Paris.
{ Kil"o*li`ter (?), Kil"o*li`tre }, n. [F. kilolitre. See Kilogram, and
Liter.] A measure of capacity equal to a cubic meter, or a thousand
liters. It is equivalent to 35.315 cubic feet, and to 220.04 imperial
gallons, or 264.18 American gallons of 321 cubic inches.
{ Kil"o*me`ter (?), Kil"o*me`tre }, n. [F. kilometre. See Kilogram, and
Meter.] A measure of length, being a thousand meters. It is equal to
3,280.8 feet, or .62137 of a mile.
Kil"o*stere` (?), n. [F. kilostere. See Kilogram, and Stere.] A cubic
measure containing 1000 cubic meters, and equivalent to 35,315 cubic
feet.
Kil"o*watt (?), n. [See Kilogram and Watt.] (Elec.) One thousand watts.
Kilt (&?;), p. p. from Kill. [Obs.] Spenser.
Kilt, n. [OGael. cealt clothes, or rather perh. fr. Dan. kilte op to
truss, tie up, tuck up.] A kind of short petticoat, reaching from the
waist to the knees, worn in the Highlands of Scotland by men, and in
the Lowlands by young boys; a filibeg. [Written also kelt.]
Kilt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kilted; p. pr. & vb. n. Kilting.] To tuck up;
to truss up, as the clothes. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
Kilt"ed, a. 1. Having on a kilt.