'Skirt' definitions:

Definition of 'skirt'

From: WordNet
noun
Cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
noun
A garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women
noun
(Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar [syn: annulus, skirt]
noun
Informal terms for a (young) woman [syn: dame, doll, wench, skirt, chick, bird]
verb
Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully" [syn: hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep]
verb
Pass around or about; move along the border; "The boat skirted the coast"
verb
Form the edge of
verb
Extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property" [syn: surround, environ, ring, skirt, border]

Definition of 'Skirt'

From: GCIDE
  • Skirt \Skirt\, v. t. To be on the border; to live near the border, or extremity. [1913 Webster]
  • Savages . . . who skirt along our western frontiers. --S. S. Smith. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Skirt'

From: GCIDE
  • Skirt \Skirt\, n. [OE. skyrt, of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. skyrta a shirt, Sw. sk["o]rt a skirt, skjorta a shirt. See Shirt.]
  • 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A loose edging to any part of a dress. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • A narrow lace, or a small skirt of ruffled linen, which runs along the upper part of the stays before, and crosses the breast, being a part of the tucker, is called the modesty piece. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Border; edge; margin; extreme part of anything "Here in the skirts of the forest." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. A petticoat. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. The diaphragm, or midriff, in animals. --Dunglison. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Skirt'

From: GCIDE
  • Skirt \Skirt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Skirted; p. pr. & vb. n. Skirting.]
  • 1. To cover with a skirt; to surround. [1913 Webster]
  • Skirted his loins and thighs with downy gold. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To border; to form the border or edge of; to run along the edge of; as, the plain was skirted by rows of trees. "When sundown skirts the moor." --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'skirt'

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