n.
Function: transitive verb
Date: 1602
1 : to form or run along the border or edge of : BORDER
2 a : to provide a skirt for b : to furnish a border or shield for
3 a : to go or pass around or about specifically : to go around or keep away from in order to avoid danger or discovery b : to avoid especially because of difficulty or fear of controversy < skirt ed the issue> c : to evade or miss by a narrow margin <having skirt ed disaster ― Edith Wharton>
intransitive verb : to be, lie, or move along an edge or border
– skirt · er noun