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- Dictionaryskirt/skəːt/
noun
- 1. a garment fastened around the waist and hanging down around the legs, worn by women and girls.
- 2. a surface that conceals or protects the wheels or underside of a vehicle or aircraft.
verb
- 1. go round or past the edge of: "he did not go through the city but skirted it" Similar
- 2. attempt to ignore; avoid dealing with: "they are both skirting the issue" Similar
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Skirt definition: the part of a gown, dress, slip, or coat that extends downward from the waist.. See examples of SKIRT used in a sentence.
SKIRT definition: 1. a piece of clothing that hangs from the waist and covers some or all of the legs, usually worn…. Learn more.
The meaning of SKIRT is a free-hanging outer garment or undergarment covering some or all of the body from the waist down and traditionally worn by women and girls. How to use skirt in a sentence.
13 meanings: 1. a garment hanging from the waist, worn chiefly by women and girls 2. the part of a dress below the waist 3..... Click for more definitions.
Unlike pants, which fully cover each of your legs separately, a skirt is basically a single piece of fabric covering part of your legs. If you want to show a little leg, wear a skirt!
a green jacket with a matching skirt; The skirt falls just above the knee. I lifted the hem of my skirt. She sat down, smoothing her skirt. She was wearing a short denim skirt. She wore the plaid skirt that was the uniform of her private school. I've worn both skirt suits and pant suits to interviews.
skirt. (skɜrt) n. 1. the part of a gown, dress, or coat that extends downward from the waist. 2. a one-piece garment extending downward from the waist and not joined between the legs, worn esp. by women and girls. 3. some part resembling or suggesting the skirt of a garment, as the flared lip of a bell.
SKIRT definition: 1. a piece of women's clothing that hangs from the waist and has no legs 2. to avoid talking about…. Learn more.
Skirt definition: The part of a garment, such as a dress or coat, that hangs freely from the waist down.
Britannica Dictionary definition of SKIRT. [count] 1. a : a piece of clothing worn by women and girls that hangs from the waist down. She was wearing a short/long skirt. — see color picture on this page; see also miniskirt. b : the part of a dress, coat, etc., that hangs from the waist down. The skirt of her coat got caught in the car door.
