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

For that show she modeled a brown jacket, a black pencil skirt, a black handbag and black stilettos.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2023

Supermodel Gigi Hadid opened the show in a black, hourglass jacket and knee-length pencil skirt, a sleek tailored look that gradually segued to more glittery ensembles.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2023

She’s also dressed in a silky purple top, a purple pencil skirt, and a perfectly white cowboy hat with matching boots in a sea of T-shirts and jeans.

From The Verge • Jun. 10, 2022

Sarah Palin took the stand this morning—on day six of her libel trial against the New York Times—clad in a black pencil skirt, cream boucle blazer, and megawatt smile.

From Slate • Feb. 10, 2022

And there she comes, strawberry-haired Nancy Drew, the girl sleuth, so American and so sure of herself, wearing a round collared blouse and a pencil skirt, wielding her magnifying glass.

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar