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skirt

/ˈskɚt/

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noun

plural skirts

[count] a piece of clothing worn by women and girls that hangs from the waist down

She was wearing a short/long skirt.

see color picture - see also miniskirt

the part of a dress, coat, etc., that hangs from the waist down

The skirt of her coat got caught in the car door. - sometimes plural

He gathered up the skirts of his robe as he climbed the stairs.

a dress with full skirts

an outer covering that hangs down to protect something

They put a protective skirt around the base of the machine.

verb

skirts; skirted; skirting

to avoid (something) especially because it is difficult or will cause problems [+ obj]

The mayor skirted the issue by saying that a committee was looking into the problem.

They tried to skirt the new regulations. [no obj]

He tried to skirt around the question.

to lie or go along the edge of (something) [+ obj]

Pine trees skirt the northern edge of the pond. [no obj]

The road skirts around the lake.

We skirted around the edge of the city.

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