The meaning of Skirts
Skirts – definition
nounA garment fastened around the waist and hanging down around the legs, worn by women and girls.
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After a swim, put on the wrap skirt over your bikini or swim suit, and go for a drink.nounA surface that conceals or protects the wheels or underside of a vehicle or aircraft.
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Sprung armour side skirts protect the wheels and tracks.nounAn animal's diaphragm and other membranes as food.
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Bits of beef skirtnounWomen regarded as objects of sexual desire.
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He was here, with her this very instant, and he wasn't leaving to go chase some skirt.nounA small flap on a saddle, covering the bar from which the stirrup leather hangs.
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I pulled myself slowly into the saddle, arranging the skirts carefully.
verbGo round or past the edge of.
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He did not go through the city but skirted itverbAttempt to ignore; avoid dealing with.
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They are both skirting the issue
nounA piece of women’s clothing that hangs from the waist and does not have material between the legs, or the part of a dress below the waist
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She looked good in a skirt and blouse., we were skirting the highways and taking the back roads.
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Word origin
Middle English: from Old Norse skyrta ‘shirt’; compare with synonymous Old English scyrte, also with short. The verb dates from the early 17th century.
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