SKIRT


Meaning of SKIRT in English

■ noun

1》 a woman's outer garment fastened around the waist and hanging down around the legs.

↘the part of a coat or dress that hangs below the waist.

↘ informal women regarded as objects of sexual desire.

2》 a surface that conceals or protects the wheels or underside of a vehicle or aircraft.

↘the curtain that hangs round the base of a hovercraft to contain the air cushion.

3》 an animal's diaphragm and other membranes as food.

↘ Brit. a cut of meat from the lower flank.

4》 a small flap on a saddle covering the bar from which the stirrup hangs.

5》 archaic an edge, border, or extreme participle

■ verb

1》 (also ~ along/around ) go round or past the edge of.

2》 (often ~ around ) avoid dealing with.

Derivatives

-~ed adjective

Origin

ME: from ON skyrta 'shirt'; cf. synonymous OE scyrte , also short .

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