skirt
[ skurt ]
/ skɜrt /
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noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to be or lie on or along the edge of something.
to move along or around the border of something.
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Origin of skirt
OTHER WORDS FROM skirt
skirtless, adjectiveskirtlike, adjectiveun·skirt·ed, adjectiveWords nearby skirt
skirmish, Skirnir, Skíros, skirr, skirret, skirt, skirt chaser, skirter, skirting, skirting board, skirtings
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British Dictionary definitions for skirt
skirt
/ (skɜːt) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of skirt
skirted, adjectiveWord Origin for skirt
C13: from Old Norse skyrta shirt
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