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skim⋅mer

[skim-er]
–noun
1. a person or thing that skims.
2. a shallow utensil, usually perforated, used in skimming liquids.
3. any of several gull-like birds of the family Rynchopidae, that skim the water with the elongated lower mandible immersed while in search of food.
4. a stiff, wide-brimmed hat with a shallow flat crown, usually made of straw.
5. a woman's A-line dress with side darts that shape it slightly to the body.

Origin:
1350–1400; skim + -er 1 ; r. ME skemour, skymour, var. of schumour < MF (e)scumoir ladle for skimming; see scum
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n.  
  1. One that skims, such as a large perforated spoon used in skimming liquids.

  2. A light, usually straw hat with a stiff wide brim and a flat shallow crown.

    1. Any of several chiefly coastal birds of the genus Rynchops, having long narrow wings and a long bill with a longer lower mandible for skimming the water's surface for food.

    2. A black skimmer.

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