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skirt
- 1) noun, a garment hanging from the waist, worn chiefly by women and girls
- 2) noun, the part of a dress below the waist
- 3) noun, Also called: apron a frieze or circular flap, as round the base of a hovercraft
- 4) noun, the flaps on a saddle that protect a rider's legs
- 5) noun, a cut of beef from the flank
- 6) noun, a margin or outlying area
- 7) noun, the lower part of a sheep's fleece
- 8) noun, bit of skirt slang a girl or woman
- 9) verb, to form the edge of
- 10) verb, to provide with a border
- 11) verb, to pass (by) or be situated (near) the outer edge of (an area, etc)
- 12) verb, to avoid (a difficulty, etc)
- 13) verb, to remove the trimmings or inferior wool from (a fleece)
Etymology
C13: from Old Norse skyrta shirt
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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border, edge, margin, fringe, outskirts, rim, hem, periphery, purlieu, border, edge, line, fringe, flank, bypass, circumvent, avoid, evade, sidestep, circumvent, detour