skirting
fabric for making skirts.
Often skirtings. low-grade wool and foreign matter removed from the outer edges of fleece.
Also called skirting board .British. baseboard (def. 1).
Origin of skirting
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How to use skirting in a sentence
The show has a lot of fun skirting around the edges of the absurd.
‘Sleepy Hollow’ Is TV’s Craziest, Most Over-the-Top New Show ... And You Should Watch It | Amy Zimmerman | October 8, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe story is Lardner at his best, skirting the fence between sentimentality and cynicism and achieving pathos.
From an overseas haven to a TARP gift to Nascar, companies are skirting the IRS.
8 Ridiculous Tax Loopholes: How Companies Are Avoiding the Tax Man | Josh Dzieza | February 25, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTSenior officials normally observe a longstanding political taboo by skirting around such tales of torment.
The walls were painted blue, the skirting almost a third of the height, and so wide at the top as to form a narrow shelf.
The Daisy Chain | Charlotte Yonge
Presently they ascended a clay bluff a hundred feet high, skirting its edge where it was free from timber.
Gold-Seeking on the Dalton Trail | Arthur R. ThompsonThey 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 BowenWe 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 WhartonAway out in front of the regiment ran a little creek, skirting the hill on which the rebels were massed.
Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6) | John McElroy
British Dictionary definitions for skirting
/ (ˈskɜːtɪŋ) /
a border, esp of wood or tiles, fixed round the base of an interior wall to protect it from kicks, dirt, etc
material used or suitable for skirts
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