skirt
the part of a gown, dress, slip, or coat that extends downward from the waist.
a one-piece garment extending downward from the waist and not joined between the legs, worn especially by women and girls.
some part resembling or suggesting the skirt of a garment, as the flared lip of a bell or a protective and ornamental cloth strip covering the legs of furniture.
a small leather flap on each side of a saddle, covering the metal bar from which the stirrup hangs.
Building Trades.
Also called apron .Furniture.
a flat horizontal brace set immediately beneath the seat of a chair, chest of drawers, or the like, to strengthen the legs.
Usually skirts . the bordering, marginal, or outlying part of a place, group, etc.; the outskirts.
Older Slang: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a term used to refer to a woman or girl: to chase some skirt;a skirt chaser.
Rocketry. an outer part of a rocket or missile that provides structural support or houses such systems as avionics or gyroscopes.
to lie on or along the border of: The hills skirt the town.
to border, wrap, or cover with a skirt or something suggesting a skirt in appearance or function.
to pass along or around the border or edge of: Traffic skirts the town.
to avoid, go around the edge of, or keep distant from (something that is controversial, risky, etc.): The senator skirted the issue.
to remove low-grade wool and foreign matter from (the outer edge of fleece).
to be or lie on or along the edge of something.
to move along or around the border of something.
Origin of skirt
1Other words for skirt
Other words from skirt
- skirtless, adjective
- skirtlike, adjective
- un·skirt·ed, adjective
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How to use skirt in a sentence
Do you think of power suits for men and knee-covering skirts for women?
Glenn Beck Is Now Selling Hipster Clothes. Really. | Ana Marie Cox | December 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFor many decades now, the Queen has had heavy lead weights sewn into the hems of her skirts by her dress maker Angela Miller.
Isn't it time Kate took a lesson from her grandmother-in-law and weighted down those skirts against the pesky wind?
The (very wealthy) de la Renta women wore bold colors, flared sleeves, full-bodied skirts and trousers.
Fashion Designer Oscar de la Renta, American Great, Dead at 82 | Tim Teeman | October 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHoop skirts of the Civil War era relaxed into flowing, streamlined gowns.
Once more she peered into the glass, shook out her skirts, then sought a door in a far and dusky corner.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonShe had been walking alone with her arms hanging limp, letting her white skirts trail along the dewy path.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinAround her skirts a whole bevy of Cupids are gathering blossoms and offering them to the girl.
Bastien Lepage | Fr. CrastreWhite skirts are entirely out of place, as, if the dress is held up, they will be in a few moments disgracefully dirty.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyThat somebody was a woman, as the trail of skirts testified, but Jessie rose instantly to the attitude of self.
The Weight of the Crown | Fred M. White
British Dictionary definitions for skirt
/ (skɜːt) /
a garment hanging from the waist, worn chiefly by women and girls
the part of a dress below the waist
Also called: apron a frieze or circular flap, as round the base of a hovercraft
the flaps on a saddle that protect a rider's legs
British a cut of beef from the flank
(often plural) a margin or outlying area
NZ the lower part of a sheep's fleece
bit of skirt slang a girl or woman
(tr) to form the edge of
(tr) to provide with a border
(when intr, foll by around, along, etc) to pass (by) or be situated (near) the outer edge of (an area, etc)
(tr) to avoid (a difficulty, etc): he skirted the issue
mainly Australian and NZ to remove the trimmings or inferior wool from (a fleece)
Origin of skirt
1Derived forms of skirt
- skirted, adjective
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