Definition of skirt

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Skirt (v. t.) To cover with a skirt; to surround.

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Underskirt :: Underskirt (n.) A petticoat; the foundation skirt of a draped dress.
Skirting :: Skirting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Skir.
Foreskirt :: Foreskirt (n.) The front skirt of a garment, in distinction from the train..
Skirt :: Skirt (n.) A loose edging to any part of a dress.
Cotillion :: Cotillion (n.) A kind of woolen material for women's skirts.
Skirt :: Skirt (n.) A petticoat.
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..
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..
Skirted :: Skirted (imp. & p. p.) of Skir.
Jacket :: "Jacket (n.) A short upper garment, extending downward to the hips; a short coat without skirts..
Mopboard :: Mopboard (n.) A narrow board nailed against the wall of a room next to the floor; skirting board; baseboard. See Baseboard.
Tournure :: Tournure (n.) Any device used by women to expand the skirt of a dress below the waist; a bustle.
Cheese :: Cheese (n.) A low courtesy; -- so called on account of the cheese form assumed by a woman's dress when she stoops after extending the skirts by a rapid gyration.
Lap :: Lap (n.) The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.
Dress Coat :: Dress coat () A coat with skirts behind only, as distinct from the frock coat, of which the skirts surround the body. It is worn on occasions of ceremony. The dress coat of officers of the United States army is a full-skirted frock coat..
Crinoline :: Crinoline (n.) A lady's skirt made of any stiff material; latterly, a hoop skirt..
Piccadilly :: Piccadilly (n.) A high, stiff collar for the neck; also, a hem or band about the skirt of a garment, -- worn by men in the 17th century..
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..
Skirt :: Skirt (v. t.) To border; to form the border or edge of; to run along the edge of; as, the plain was skirted by rows of trees..
Skirting :: Skirting (n.) A skirting board.
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