skirting

[ skur-ting ]
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noun
  1. fabric for making skirts.

  2. Often skirtings. low-grade wool and foreign matter removed from the outer edges of fleece.

  1. Also called skirting board .British. baseboard (def. 1).

Origin of skirting

1
First recorded in 1680–90; skirt + -ing1

Words Nearby skirting

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How to use skirting in a sentence

  • Presently they ascended a clay bluff a hundred feet high, skirting its edge where it was free from timber.

  • They were now skirting the borders of the lake, and their bright dresses were reflected like painted shadows in the still water.

    The Rake's Progress | Marjorie Bowen
  • We proceeded moderately and sedately upon our shining way, skirting the sapphire sea, dotted here and there with green islands.

    Italian Days and Ways | Anne Hollingsworth Wharton
  • Away out in front of the regiment ran a little creek, skirting the hill on which the rebels were massed.

British Dictionary definitions for skirting

skirting

/ (ˈskɜːtɪŋ) /


noun
  1. a border, esp of wood or tiles, fixed round the base of an interior wall to protect it from kicks, dirt, etc

  2. material used or suitable for skirts

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