outskirt

[ out-skurt ]

/ ˈaʊtˌskɜrt /

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noun

Often outskirts. the outlying district or region, as of a city, metropolitan area, or the like: to live on the outskirts of town; a sparsely populated outskirt.

Usually outskirts. the border or fringes of a specified quality, condition, or the like: the outskirts of respectability.

Nearby words

outsider art, outsight, outsing, outsit, outsize, outskirt, outskirts, outsleep, outsmart, outsoar, outsold

Origin of outskirt

First recorded in 1590–1600; out- + skirt

Examples from the Web for outskirt

The outskirt of the forest was reached at the peep of dawn—a flitting moment in the month of June.
The Poniard's Hilt|Eugne Sue
As they drove up through the dense larch plantation, on the outskirt of the park, they saw Marston and Mary side by side.
Ravenshoe|Henry Kingsley
On an outskirt of the crowd two men stood with a small knot of people around them; they were Quilleash and Teare.
The Deemster|Hall Caine
It stood at a furlong's distance from the house, on the outskirt of the town.
Robert Falconer|George MacDonald

Mrs. Dennison had seen her passing through the outskirt of the woods, or she would never have ventured to call for her so loudly.
Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life|Ann S. Stephens