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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..

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..

Long-waisted :: Long-waisted (a.) Long from the part about the neck or shoulder, or from the armpits, to the bottom of the weist, or to the skirt; -- said of garments; as, a long-waisted coat..

Crinoline :: Crinoline (n.) A lady's skirt made of any stiff material; latterly, a hoop skirt..

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

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

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..

Skirted :: Skirted (imp. & p. p.) of Skir.

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..

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..

Placket :: Placket (n.) The opening or slit left in a petticoat or skirt for convenience in putting it on; -- called also placket hole.

Polonaise :: Polonaise (n.) An article of dress for women, consisting of a body and an outer skirt in one piece..

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..

Skirt :: Skirt (n.) Border; edge; margin; extreme part of anythin.

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

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..

Mopboard :: Mopboard (n.) A narrow board nailed against the wall of a room next to the floor; skirting board; baseboard. See Baseboard.

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

Skirt :: Skirt (n.) The diaphragm, or midriff, in animals..

Lap :: Lap (n.) The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.

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