I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ long , short
▪
She was wearing a short denim ~.
▪ ankle-length , calf-length , knee-length
▪ tight
▪ circular , flared , full , gathered , voluminous
▪
She tucked up her voluminous ~s to make room for Jane.
▪ A-line , mini (usually miniskirt ) , pencil , straight
▪ pleated , wrap-around
▪ cotton , denim , linen , etc.
▪ plaid ( esp. AmE ), tartan
▪
She wore the plaid ~ that was the uniform of her private school.
▪ grass , hula
▪
girls in grass ~s from Hawaii
▪ matching
▪
a green jacket with a matching ~
VERB + SKIRT
▪ hike up ( esp. AmE ), hitch up , lift , pick up , pull up
▪ pull down
▪ smooth , smooth down
▪
She sat down, smoothing her ~.
▪ straighten
SKIRT + VERB
▪ billow , swirl
▪
Her full ~ billowed around her as she danced.
▪ ride up
▪
Her ~ rode up her thighs when she sat down.
▪ fall
▪
The ~ falls just above the knee.
SKIRT + NOUN
▪ length
▪ suit ( AmE )
▪
I've worn both ~ suits and pant suits to interviews.
PHRASES
▪ the hem of sb's ~
▪
I lifted the hem of my ~.
II.
verb
Skirt is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ edge