the part of a gown, dress, slip, or coat that extends downward from the waist.
a one-piece garment extending downward from the waist and not joined between the legs, worn especially by women and girls.
some part resembling or suggesting the skirt of a garment, as the flared lip of a bell or a protective and ornamental cloth strip covering the legs of furniture.
a small leather flap on each side of a saddle, covering the metal bar from which the stirrup hangs.
Building Trades.
baseboard (def. 1).
apron (def. 13).
Also called apron .Furniture.
a flat horizontal brace set immediately beneath the seat of a chair, chest of drawers, or the like, to strengthen the legs.
Also called bed, frieze. .a flat brace or support immediately beneath a tabletop.
Usually skirts . the bordering, marginal, or outlying part of a place, group, etc.; the outskirts.
Older Slang: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a term used to refer to a woman or girl: to chase some skirt;a skirt chaser.
Rocketry. an outer part of a rocket or missile that provides structural support or houses such systems as avionics or gyroscopes.
verb (used with object)
to lie on or along the border of: The hills skirt the town.
to border, wrap, or cover with a skirt or something suggesting a skirt in appearance or function.
to pass along or around the border or edge of: Traffic skirts the town.
to avoid, go around the edge of, or keep distant from (something that is controversial, risky, etc.): The senator skirted the issue.
to remove low-grade wool and foreign matter from (the outer edge of fleece).
verb (used without object)
to be or lie on or along the edge of something.
to move along or around the border of something.
Origin of skirt
1250–1300; Middle English skirte<Old Norse skyrtashirt
A full array of features—the helmet-compatible hood, a powder skirt, chest and hand pockets, two-way zippers, pit zips—kept us comfortable during long days riding lap after windy lap.
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Eloquii Elements is available in sizes 14 through 28 and has debuted a ready to wear collection of fall essentials including sweaters, jumpsuits, dresses, skirts and more.
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Companies such as Heim-Made have further expanded the market with down skirts for cold climates.
In Praise of the Adventure Dress|Alison Van Houten|August 22, 2020|Outside Online
In the process, their motions twist the gas around them like swirling skirts.
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On stage, Amber spoofed Sarah Palin in a topknot and librarian glasses, yanking a toy gun and stuffed moose from her skirt.
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It would be impossible to do press for the film and skirt questions about the Jolie-Pitt nuptials.
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Forced C-section debates often skirt or even devolve into a proxy pro-choice/pro-life debate, explains Diaz-Tello.
The Mom Forced to Have a C-Section|Emily Shire|June 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In November last year her Orla Kiely skirt blew up in the wind when she visited a charity function in London.
Kate Middleton's History of Flesh-Flashing Wardrobe Malfunctions|Tom Sykes|May 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The game consists of flooding the bathroom with water, hiking up your skirt, and then gliding over the stream.
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Her skirt was without a braid and frayed, and two buttons were gone from the front of her waist.
Selina|George Madden Martin
These patterns state length of skirt, waist and hip measure and quantity of material required in all widths.
Textiles and Clothing|Kate Heintz Watson
She had a moment of despair, then saw the skirt of Kit in the distance.
The Lion's Mouse|C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson
Sew the skirt to a band, and round the neck and sleeves with a vandyke edging as 2nd receipt.
Knitting, Crochet, and Netting, with Twelve Illustrations|lonore Riego de la Branchardire
Candidly, love, do you like a skirt without any drapery at all?
Belford's Magazine, Vol. II, No. 3, February 1889|Various
British Dictionary definitions for skirt
skirt
/ (skɜːt) /
noun
a garment hanging from the waist, worn chiefly by women and girls
the part of a dress below the waist
Also called: aprona frieze or circular flap, as round the base of a hovercraft
the flaps on a saddle that protect a rider's legs
Britisha cut of beef from the flank
(often plural)a margin or outlying area
NZthe lower part of a sheep's fleece
bit of skirtslanga girl or woman
verb
(tr)to form the edge of
(tr)to provide with a border
(when intr, foll by around, along, etc) to pass (by) or be situated (near) the outer edge of (an area, etc)
(tr)to avoid (a difficulty, etc)he skirted the issue
mainlyAustralian and NZto remove the trimmings or inferior wool from (a fleece)
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