culaidh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish cula(i)d (“equipment, gear; attire, suit”).

Noun

culaidh f (genitive singular culaidh or culaidhe, plural culaidhean)

  1. costume, uniform, garment
    Synonym: èideadh
  2. accoutrements, gear
  3. object
    Synonym: cùis
    culaidh-mhagaidh ― laughing stock (literally, “object of mocking”)
    culaidh-iongnaidh ― curiosity, attraction (literally, “object of wonder”)

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