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skirt Definition


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skirt
noun
    1. A garment that hangs from the waist, worn chiefly by women and girls.
    2. The part of a woman's dress, coat, gown, etc from the waist down.
    3. Any part or attachment resembling a skirt.
    4. The flap around the base of a hovercraft containing the air cushion. Also called apron.
    5. A saddle-flap.
    6. A cut of beef from the rear part of the belly; the midriff.
    7a. slang
      A woman or women collectively;
    7b. slang
      A woman regarded as an object of sexual desire.
      Form: a bit of skirt (also)
verb skirted, skirting
    1. To border something.
    2. To pass along or around the edge of something.
      Thesaurus: bypass, circle, circumambulate.
    3. To avoid confronting (eg a problem).
      Example: He's just skirting the issue
      Thesaurus: evade, avoid, bypass, circumvent, steer clear of.
    intr
    4. To be on or pass along the border of something.
      Form: skirt along, around etc something (usually)
Derivative: skirted
adj
    Etymology: 13c: from Norse skyrta shirt.



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