SKIRT

Skirt

A skirt is a tube- or cone-shaped garment that hangs from the waist and covers all or part of the legs.

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skirt

Noun

  1. An article of clothing, usually worn by women and girls, that hangs from the waist and covers the lower part of the body.
  2. The part of a dress or robe that hangs below the waist.
  3. A loose edging to any part of a dress.
  4. A petticoat.
  5. A woman.
  6. Women collectively, in a sexual context.
  7. Sexual intercourse with a woman.
  8. Border; edge; margin; extreme part of anything.
  9. The diaphragm, or midriff, in animals.

Verb

  1. To be on or form the border of.
    The plain was skirted by rows of trees.
  2. To move around or along the border of; to avoid the center of.
  3. To cover with a skirt; to surround.


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