kirtle

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Wearing her Norman car, and her kirtle of blue. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The term is still retained in the provinces, in the sense of “an outer petticoat.” Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]