Definition of skirt

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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..

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Polonaise :: Polonaise (n.) An article of dress for women, consisting of a body and an outer skirt in one piece..
Princesse :: Princesse (a.) A term applied to a lady's long, close-fitting dress made with waist and skirt in one..
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..
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.
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..
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..
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..
Skirt :: Skirt (n.) A loose edging to any part of a dress.
Skirt :: Skirt (n.) Border; edge; margin; extreme part of anythin.
Skirt :: Skirt (n.) The diaphragm, or midriff, in animals..
Skirt :: Skirt (v. t.) To cover with a skirt; to surround.
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..
Basque :: Basque (n.) A part of a lady's dress, resembling a jacket with a short skirt; -- probably so called because this fashion of dress came from the Basques..
Base :: Base (n.) A kind of skirt ( often of velvet or brocade, but sometimes of mailed armor) which hung from the middle to about the knees, or lower..
Outskirt :: Outskirt (n.) A part remote from the center; outer edge; border; -- usually in the plural; as, the outskirts of a town..
Skirting :: Skirting (n.) Skirts, taken collectivelly; material for skirts..
Waistband :: Waistband (n.) The band which encompasses the waist; esp., one on the upper part of breeches, trousers, pantaloons, skirts, or the like..
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..
Skirt :: Skirt (n.) A petticoat.
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..
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