Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗Either of two poles with footrests that allow someone to stand or walk above the ground; used mostly by entertainers. · A tall pillar or post used to support some structure; often above water. · Any of various wading birds of the genera Himantopus and Cladorhynchus, related to the avocet, that have extremely long legs and long thin bills. · A crutch.
to raise on stilts, or as if on stilts · to apply unnecessary pomp or formality
From Middle English stilte, stulte, from Old English *stilte, *stylte, from Proto-Germanic *stiltijǭ, *staltijǭ, *stultijǭ (“stilt”), from Proto-Germanic *stelt- (“to be stiff”). Akin to Danish stylte, Dutch stelt, German Stelze.
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