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hula skirt

noun
  1. a skirt made of long stems of grass bound to a waistband, worn typically by a Hawaiian hula dancer.
  2. an imitation of this skirt made of any material.

Origin of hula skirt

First recorded in 1925–30
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British Dictionary definitions for hula skirt

hula skirt

noun
  1. a skirt made of long grass attached to a waistband and worn by hula dancers
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