Definitions for skirt
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. skirtnoun

   cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist

2. skirtnoun

   a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women

3. annulus, skirtnoun

   (Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar

4. dame, doll, wench, skirt, chick, birdverb

   informal terms for a (young) woman

5. hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestepverb

   avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

   "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"

6. skirtverb

   pass around or about; move along the border

   "The boat skirted the coast"

7. skirtverb

   form the edge of

8. surround, environ, ring, skirt, borderverb

   extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle

   "The forest surrounds my property"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. skirtnoun

   The part of a dress or robe that hangs below the waist.

2. skirtnoun

   A woman.

3. skirtnoun

   A part that serves as a border or edging.

4. skirtverb

   To be on or form the border of.

5. skirtverb

   To move around or along the border of; to avoid the center of.

6. Etymology: From skyrta, from skurtijōn. Compare.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Skirtnoun

   Etymology: skiorte, Swedish.

   1. The loose edge of a garment; that part which hangs loose below the waist.

   It’s but a nightgown in respect of yours; cloth of gold and cuts, side sleeves and skirts, round underborne with a bluish tinsel. William Shakespeare, Much Ado about Nothing.

   As Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the shirt of his mantle, and it rent. 1 Sa. xv. 27.

   2. The edge of any part of the dress.

   A narrow lace, or a small skirt of ruffled linen, which runs along the upper part of the stays before, and crosses the breast, being a part of the tucker, is called the modesty-piece. Addison.

   3. Edge; margin; border; extreme part.

   He should seat himself at Athie, upon the skirt of that unquiet country. Edmund Spenser, on Ireland.

   Ye mists, that rise
   From hill or steaming lake, dusky or grey,
   ’Till the sun paint your fleecy skirts with gold,
   In honour to the world’s great Author rise. John Milton.

   Though I fled him angry, yet recall’d
   To life prolong’d, and promis’d race, I now
   Gladly behold, though but his utmost skirts
   Of glory, and far off his steps adore. John Milton, Parad. Lost.

   The northern skirts that join to Syria have entered into the conquests or commerce of the four great empires; but that which seems to have secured the other is the stony and sandy desarts, through which no army can pass. William Temple.

   Upon the skirts
   Of Arragon our squander’d troops he rallies. Dryden.

2. To Skirtverb

   To border; to run along the edge.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   Temple skirteth this hundred on the waste side. Carew.

   Of all these bounds,
   With shadowy forests and with champions rich’d,
   With plenteous rivers and wide skirted meads,
   We make thee lady. William Shakespeare.

   The middle pair
   Skirted his loins and thighs with downy gold. John Milton.

   A spacious circuit on the hill there stood,
   Level and wide, and skirted round with wood. Addison.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Skirt

   A skirt is the lower part of a dress or a separate outer garment that covers a person from the waist downwards.At its simplest, a skirt can be a draped garment made out of a single piece of fabric (such as pareos). However, most skirts are fitted to the body at the waist or hips and fuller below, with the fullness introduced by means of darts, gores, pleats, or panels. Modern skirts are usually made of light to mid-weight fabrics, such as denim, jersey, worsted, or poplin. Skirts of thin or clingy fabrics are often worn with slips to make the material of the skirt drape better and for modesty. In modern times, skirts are very commonly worn by women and girls. Some exceptions include the izaar, worn by many Muslim cultures, and the kilt, a traditional men's garment in Scotland, Ireland, and sometimes England. Fashion designers such as Jean Paul Gaultier, Vivienne Westwood, Kenzo and Marc Jacobs have also shown men's skirts. Transgressing social codes, Gaultier frequently introduces the skirt into his men's wear collections as a means of injecting novelty into male attire, most famously the sarong seen on David Beckham.The hemline of skirts can vary from micro to floor-length and can vary according to cultural conceptions of modesty and aesthetics as well as the wearer's personal taste, which can be influenced by such factors as fashion and social context. Most skirts are complete garments, but some skirt-looking panels may be part of another garment such as leggings, shorts, and swimsuits.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. skirt

   A skirt is a piece of clothing that is worn around the waist and hangs down covering part or all of the lower body. It is typically a garment worn by women, but in some cultures and historical periods, it has also been worn by men. Skirts can vary in length, design, and style, from mini to maxi skirts, pleated to pencil styles. They may be separate pieces or part of a one-piece dress.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Skirtnoun

   the lower and loose part of a coat, dress, or other like garment; the part below the waist; as, the skirt of a coat, a dress, or a mantle

2. Skirtnoun

   a loose edging to any part of a dress

3. Skirtnoun

   border; edge; margin; extreme part of anything

4. Skirtnoun

   a petticoat

5. Skirtnoun

   the diaphragm, or midriff, in animals

6. Skirtverb

   to cover with a skirt; to surround

7. Skirtverb

   to border; to form the border or edge of; to run along the edge of; as, the plain was skirted by rows of trees

8. Skirtverb

   to be on the border; to live near the border, or extremity

9. Etymology: [OE. skyrt, of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. skyrta a shirt, Sw. skrt a skirt, skjorta a shirt. See Shirt.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Skirt

   A skirt is a tube- or cone-shaped garment that hangs from the waist and covers all or part of the legs. In the western world, skirts are usually considered women's clothing. However, there are exceptions. The kilt is a traditional men's garment in Scotland and Ireland, and some fashion designers, such as Jean-Paul Gaultier, have shown men's skirts. At its simplest, a skirt can be a draped garment made out of a single piece of material, but most skirts are fitted to the body at the waist and fuller below, with the fullness introduced by means of dart, gores, pleats, or panels. Modern skirts are usually made of light to mid-weight fabrics, such as denim, jersey, worsted, or poplin. Skirts of thin or clingy fabrics are often worn with slips to make the material of the skirt drape better and for modesty. The hemline of skirts varies according to the personal taste of the wearer which can be influenced by such factors as social context, fashion, and cultural conceptions of modesty. Some medieval upper-class women wore skirts over three metres in diameter at the bottom. At the other extreme, the miniskirts of the 1960s were minimal garments that may have barely covered the underwear when seated.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Skirt

   skėrt, n. the part of a garment below the waist: a woman's garment like a petticoat: the edge of any part of the dress: border: margin: extreme part.—v.t. to border: to form the edge of.—v.i. to be on the border: to live near the extremity.—ns. Skirt′-danc′ing, a form of ballet-dancing in which the flowing skirts are waved about in the hands; Skir′ter, a huntsman who dodges his jumps by going round about; Skir′ting, strong material made up in lengths for women's skirts: skirting-board; Skir′ting-board, the narrow board next the floor round the walls of a room.—Divided skirt, a skirt in the form of loose trousers. [Scand., Ice. skyrta, a shirt. A doublet of shirt.]

Rap DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. skirtnoun

   A female.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. skirt

   A form of clothing.

   The school skirt was modest and practical.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 8, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Fungi
   • Avoid
   • Border
   • Cloth Covering
   • Garment
   • Pass
   • Plant Part
   • Touch

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'skirt' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3884

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'skirt' in Nouns Frequency: #1815

Anagrams for skirt »

1. stirk

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1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of skirt in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of skirt in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of skirt in a Sentence

1. Indiana Right to Life:

   The bill fails substantively in many areas, including its failure to provide any meaningful enforcement provisions. This bill goes through the motions on paper, but lacks any teeth to actually reduce abortions in Indiana by holding those who perform abortions or would intentionally skirt the law accountable with criminal consequences.

2. Echo Delta:

   Stationary guards are easier to skirt, as for patrolling guards, we need to play hide-and-seek.

3. Kate Upton:

   I saw the next wave coming and it didn’t look that large from my point of view, but it must have hit the rock just right and caught on, the skirt whenever it’s wet with all the tools is very heavy and it dragged me down. Everybody was scared.

4. Cheslie Kryst:

   Glass ceilings can be broken wearing either a skirt or pants, don't tell females to wear different clothes while you give the men substantive feedback on their legal arguments.

5. Lady Gaga:

   That's why that album was successful, because I was able to write some music that wasn't made while I had the fear of God in me, pulling my skirt down in a studio because men were shoving their hands up my dress.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=skirt
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Skirt
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=skirt
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skirt
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skirt
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=skirt
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=skirt