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skirt
[ skurt ]
noun
- 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.
verb (used with object)
- 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.
Synonyms: , , ,
- to remove low-grade wool and foreign matter from (the outer edge of fleece).
verb (used without object)
- to be or lie on or along the edge of something.
- to move along or around the border of something.
skirt
/ ²õ°ìɜ˳٠/
noun
- a garment hanging from the waist, worn chiefly by women and girls
- the part of a dress below the waist
- Also calledapron a frieze or circular flap, as round the base of a hovercraft
- the flaps on a saddle that protect a rider's legs
- a cut of beef from the flank
- often plural a margin or outlying area
- the lower part of a sheep's fleece
- bit of skirt slang.a girl or woman
verb
- tr to form the edge of
- tr to provide with a border
- whenintr, 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
- to remove the trimmings or inferior wool from (a fleece)
Derived Forms
- ˈ²õ°ì¾±°ù³Ù±ð»å, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²õ°ì¾±°ù³Ùl±ð²õ²õ adjective
- ²õ°ì¾±°ù³Ùl¾±°ì±ð adjective
- ³Ü²Ô·²õ°ì¾±°ù³ÙĻå adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of skirt1
Example Sentences
He jokingly shows the wheelchair scuffs on the skirting boards around his home, with physiotherapy currently taking up much of his day.
A union representing hospitality workers has accused an event management company subcontracted by the Long Beach Convention Center of underpaying workers and potentially skirting payroll taxes.
Thus, the Thai ships skirted international oversight bodies meant to protect this area of water.
“There are so many practices where these companies are just skirting the line of statutory regulatory compliance, but ultimately still trying to take advantage of consumers.â€
The governor’s private conversations are typically shielded from public record requests under California law, and communicating over the cellphones does not offer any additional ability to skirt disclosure rules.
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