pencil skirt

American  

[pen-suhl skert] / ˈpɛn səl ˌskərt /

noun

1. a close-fitting skirt that hangs straight down or tapers toward the hem.

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Etymology

Origin of pencil skirt

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

There are photos of Jackie coming down the stairs in a ballgown for a candlelit dinner party, and others showing her dressed “casually” in a plaid pencil skirt while talking on the phone in a second-floor bedroom, and on the patio petting the dog.

From Washington Post

A model wearing a tiny metallic bikini top, long black satin pencil skirt and gloves opened the show.

From Reuters

Cameras zoomed in on an actress playing a dealer of fine art — chicly dressed in a pencil skirt made from bold African textiles — who offered a coy smile as an old flame stepped into her gallery.

From New York Times

Joggers may be the new pencil skirt.

From New York Times

“Our mindsets have shifted a bit with this pandemic and the fact that we’ve all been working from home for so long. Once we are back in the office, which I do think will happen, it just seems like a pretty extreme jump to go back to wearing a blazer and pencil skirt and heels again.”

From Seattle Times