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[โ€“] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Pretty sure the 16th century happened before the Industrial Revolution, when there were British factories.

[โ€“] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago

Should have been more precise, I think. I most frequently hear "kilt" referring to the Small Kilt which comes from the 18th century, not the Great Kilt.