[LMB] Aral Vorkosigan

[D Echelbarger]

megj at nwlink.com wrote:
> Marna:
>>Regimental, singular, meaning "not wearing any".

Megaera:
> Or "going commando"?
> 
> The two you mention are new to me.

"Regimental" is Scottish (Scots?).  It refers to what a man 
properly attired in a Scottish regimental uniform wore 
beneath his kilt. *G*

Or so I was told when I first encountered the term, several 
decades ago, when I used  to hang out with the Royal Scots 
Guard of An Tir. (1)

I could see Aral going regimental at Vorkosigan Surleau, 
when he could let his hair (and his guard) down.  But I 
can't picture him in a kilt, even though I'm sure he'd look 
mighty fine in one. I've yet to meet a man who *didn't* lood 
good in a properly-fitted kilt.

Diane E

(1) The "Royal" is legit; Queen Elizabeth II recognized them 
as an honorary Royal regiment when she visited Seattle a 
couple of decades ago.