skirt

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[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse skyrta, from Proto-Germanic *skurtijon. Compare shirt.

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

Singular
skirt

Plural
skirts

skirt (plural skirts)

  1. An article of clothing, usually worn by women and girls, that hangs from the waist and covers the lower part of the body.
  2. The part of a dress or robe that hangs below the waist.
  3. Something resembling a skirt.
  4. (slang) A woman.
  5. A part that serves as a border or edging.

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[edit] Translations

clothing
part of dress
something resembling a skirt
slang for woman
border
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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to skirt

Third person singular
skirts

Simple past
skirted

Past participle
skirted

Present participle
skirting

to skirt (third-person singular simple present skirts, present participle skirting, simple past and past participle skirted)

  1. To be on or form the border of.
  2. To move around or along the border of; to avoid the center of.

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[edit] Translations

to be on or from the border of
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