[min-ee-skurt] 
| a very short skirt or skirt part, as of a coat or dress, ending several inches above the knee. |
| min·i·skirt (mĭn'ē-skûrt') n. A short skirt with a hemline that falls several inches above the knee. min'i·skirt'ed adj. |
"The miniskirt enables young ladies to run faster, and because of it, they may have to." [John V. Lindsay, "New York Times," Jan. 13, 1967]
iˌskɜrt