n. 女长袍, 外裙

Kirtle \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.

Note: The term is still retained in the provinces, in the
sense of ``an outer petticoat.'' --Halliwell.