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Line In Clothes For A Scotsman Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is KILT which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: KILT

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199%4Exact Match!
232%5 Common first name for a Scotsman
332%10 Stereotypical Scotsman

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "KILT" which means:

    noun
  • • A knee-length pleated tartan skirt worn by men as part of the traditional dress in the highlands of northern scotland
  • verb
  • • To gather up (skirts) around the body.
  • • To put to death; to extinguish the life of.
  • • To render inoperative.
  • • To stop, cease or render void; to terminate.
  • • To amaze, exceed, stun or otherwise incapacitate.
  • • To cause great pain, discomfort or distress to.
  • • To produce feelings of dissatisfaction or revulsion in.
  • • To use up or to waste.
  • • To exert an overwhelming effect on.
  • • To overpower, overwhelm or defeat.
  • • To force a company out of business.
  • • To produce intense pain.
  • • To punish severely.
  • • To strike (a ball, etc.) with such force and placement as to make a shot that is impossible to defend against, usually winning a point.
  • • To cause (a ball, etc.) to be out of play, resulting in a stoppage of gameplay.
  • • To succeed with an audience, especially in comedy.
  • • To cause to assume the value zero.
  • • (irc) to disconnect (a user) involuntarily from the network.
  • • To deadmelt.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "He wore a traditional tartan kilt to the scottish wedding."
  • • "Her father proudly sported his family kilt during the parade."

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