skirting

American  

[skur-ting] / ˈskɜr tɪŋ /

noun

1. fabric for making skirts.

2. Often skirtings. low-grade wool and foreign matter removed from the outer edges of fleece.

3. Also called skirting board.  British. baseboard.

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skirting British  

/ ˈskɜːtɪŋ /

noun

1. a border, esp of wood or tiles, fixed round the base of an interior wall to protect it from kicks, dirt, etc

2. material used or suitable for skirts

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Etymology

Origin of skirting

First recorded in 1680–90; skirt + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Ella lives in the “state,” she runs afoul of the “party,” but skirting these details feels too timid.

From Los Angeles Times

Soon we were crossing the Missouri River, roaring through forest and skirting naked farmland where this year’s corn crop had just been cut.

From Los Angeles Times

Ships like these are allegedly cogs in a maritime smuggling network known as the "shadow fleet", skirting sanctions by passing themselves off as cargo vessels on legitimate business.

From Barron's

The image-conscious two-way player doesn’t like to say to reporters directly that he won’t speak, as doing so after, say, a hitless game could make him look as if he is skirting accountability.

From Los Angeles Times

"It started really with DIY items, wallpaper strippers, ladders, drills, your usual kind of thing. As I got further into my DIY, I started to borrow the mitre saw to do the skirting boards."

From BBC

Related Words

• adjacent
• adjoining
• neighboring