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skirting
skirt S0454800 (skûrt)n.1. The part of a garment, such as a dress or coat, that hangs freely from the waist down.2. A garment hanging from the waist and worn especially by women and girls.3. A part or attachment resembling the skirt of a garment, especially:a. One of the leather flaps hanging from the side of a saddle.b. The lower outer section of a rocket vehicle.c. A flexible strip hanging from the base of an air-cushion vehicle.d. A piece of fabric that extends over or beyond something to afford protection.e. A spray skirt.4. An outer edge; a border or margin: a base camp on the skirt of the mountain.5. Offensive Slang A woman.v. skirt·ed, skirt·ing, skirts v.tr.1. To lie along or form the edge of; border: the creek that skirts our property.2. To pass around rather than across or through: changed their course to skirt the storm.3. To pass close to; miss narrowly: The bullet skirted an artery.4. To evade, as by circumlocution: skirted the controversial issue.v.intr. To lie along, move along, or be an edge or a border.
[Middle English, from Old Norse skyrta, shirt; see sker- in Indo-European roots.]skirting (ˈskɜːtɪŋ) n1. (Building) a border, esp of wood or tiles, fixed round the base of an interior wall to protect it from kicks, dirt, etc2. (Textiles) material used or suitable for skirtsThesaurus| Adj. | 1. | skirting - being all around the edges; enclosing; "his encircling arms"; "the room's skirting board needs painting"encirclingperipheral - on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area; "Russia's peripheral provinces"; "peripheral suburbs" |
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skirting[′skərd·iŋ] (aerospace engineering) apron (building construction) baseboard skirt, skirting1. Same as baseboard.2. An apron, 6.skirting
Related to skirting: skirting aroundSynonyms for skirtingadj being all around the edgesSynonymsRelated Words |