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outskirt

[ out-skurt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Often outskirts. the outlying district or region, as of a city, metropolitan area, or the like:
to live on the outskirts of town; a sparsely populated outskirt.
Usually outskirts. the border or fringes of a specified quality, condition, or the like:
the outskirts of respectability.

First recorded in 1590–1600; out- + skirt

We resided at Derby in a terrace on the outskirt of the town, much to my dislike, for monotonous rows of houses I have ever hated.

Parings from that outskirt, what are these compared with Silesia, a horrid gash into the vital parts?

Young Donald, in his homespun tartan, stood on the outskirt of the little crowd that surrounded her, listening.

In this way I worked along until I was beyond the northern outskirt of the town.

Outskirt, owt′skėrt, n. the outer skirt: border: suburb—often used in pl.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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