Beau. & Fl.
Kir"tle (?), n. [OE. kirtel, curtel, AS. cyrtel; skin to Icel. kyrtill,
Sw. kjortel, Dan. kiortel, kiole.] A garment varying in form and use at
different times, and worn both by men and women.
Wearing her Norman car, and her kirtle of blue.
Longfellow.
The term is still retained in the provinces, in the sense of " an outer
petticoat." Halliwell.
Kir"tled (?), a. Wearing a kirtle. Byron.
Ki*rum"bo (?), n. (Zoöl.) A bird of Madagascar (Leptosomus discolor),
the only living type of a family allied to the rollers. It has a pair
of loral plumes. The male is glossy green above, with metallic
reflections; the female is spotted with brown and black.
Kish (?), n. [Cf. G. kies gravel, pyrites.] (Min.) A workman's name for
the graphite which forms incidentally in iron smelting.
Kis"met (?), n. [Per. qismat.] Destiny; fate. [Written also kismat.]
[Oriental]
Kiss (ks), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kissed (kst);p. pr. & vb. n. Kissing.]
[OE. kissen, cussen, AS. cyssan, fr. coss a kiss; of uncertain origin;
akin to D. kus, G. kuss, Icel. koss.] 1. To salute with the lips, as a
mark of affection, reverence, submission, forgiveness, etc.
He . . . kissed her lips with such a clamorous smack, That at the
parting all the church echoed.
Shak.