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Wigan :: Wigan (n.) A kind of canvaslike cotton fabric, used to stiffen and protect the lower part of trousers and of the skirts of women's dresses, etc.; -- so called from Wigan, the name of a town in Lancashire, England..

Foreskirt :: Foreskirt (n.) The front skirt of a garment, in distinction from the train..

Skirt :: Skirt (v. t.) To be on the border; to live near the border, or extremity..

Bustle :: Bustle (n.) A kind of pad or cushion worn on the back below the waist, by women, to give fullness to the skirts; -- called also bishop, and tournure..

Princesse :: Princesse (a.) A term applied to a lady's long, close-fitting dress made with waist and skirt in one..

Overskirt :: Overskirt (n.) An upper skirt, shorter than the dress, and usually draped..

Quilt :: Quilt (n.) Anything that is quilted; esp., a quilted bed cover, or a skirt worn by women; any cover or garment made by putting wool, cotton, etc., between two cloths and stitching them together; also, any outer bed cover..

Crinoline :: Crinoline (n.) A kind of stiff cloth, used chiefly by women, for underskirts, to expand the gown worn over it; -- so called because originally made of hair..

Swallow-tailed :: Swallow-tailed (a.) Having a tail like that of a swallow; hence, like a swallow's tail in form; having narrow and tapering or pointed skirts; as, a swallow-tailed coat..

Jacket :: "Jacket (n.) A short upper garment, extending downward to the hips; a short coat without skirts..

Hoop :: Hoop (n.) A circle, or combination of circles, of thin whalebone, metal, or other elastic material, used for expanding the skirts of ladies' dresses; crinoline; -- used chiefly in the plural..

Cotillion :: Cotillion (n.) A kind of woolen material for women's skirts.

Skirt :: Skirt (n.) A petticoat.

Soutane :: Soutane (n.) A close garnment with straight sleeves, and skirts reaching to the ankles, and buttoned in front from top to bottom; especially, the black garment of this shape worn by the clergy in France and Italy as their daily dress; a cassock..

Page :: Page (n.) A contrivance, as a band, pin, snap, or the like, to hold the skirt of a woman's dress from the ground..

Panel :: Panel (n.) A plain strip or band, as of velvet or plush, placed at intervals lengthwise on the skirt of a dress, for ornament..

Skirt :: Skirt (n.) The lower and loose part of a coat, dress, or other like garment; the part below the waist; as, the skirt of a coat, a dress, or a mantle..

Outskirt :: Outskirt (n.) A part remote from the center; outer edge; border; -- usually in the plural; as, the outskirts of a town..

Yoke :: Yoke (n.) A band shaped to fit the shoulders or the hips, and joined to the upper full edge of the waist or the skirt..

Underskirt :: Underskirt (n.) A petticoat; the foundation skirt of a draped dress.

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