"I wear kilts," or "I wear the kilt." What do you say?

[cacunn]

I am not an English language major, but, it is my understanding that the term "the" in the context of "the kilt" would refer to a very specific kilt. I understand that in the United Kingdom the say "I am going to hospital" not as in the US "I am going to the hospital" Strictly speaking the UK version would indicate they are going to any hospital were as the US version assumes that you know the specific hospital they are going to.

From Dictionary.Com pertaining to "the"

(used, esp. before a noun, with a specifying or particularizing effect, as opposed to the indefinite or generalizing force of the indefinite article a or an): the book you gave me; Come into the house.

So saying I wear "the veil" it would be assumed that they are speaking of only one type of veil related to some specific activity. In this case they are saying "I am a nun." If you say "I wear the kilt" in the same vein then you would be indicating that there is one supreme kilt that you wear and that everyone knows which tartan that is.

For some of the Tartanist on this forum this may be true. They wear "the kilt" that kilt is in their family tartan, there is no other kilt that they should wear and that everyone should know that.

Now my question is for the Sisters on this site do they wear "the veil and the kilt" or do they wear "the veil and kilts"?