- plural of skirting.
skirtings
Britishplural noun
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The partitions between the several walls were simply skirtings of planking covered with gold-leaf.
From Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places by Archibald Forbes
The tops of the skirtings, the mouldings of the doors, the sashes of the windows and the corners of the floors were thick with the accumulated dust of years.
From The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by Robert Tressell
Coarse cloth of linen and wool used as skirtings by the British peasantry.
From Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades by William H. (William Henry) Dooley
You do the doors and windows, and let 'im do the cupboards and skirtings.'
From The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by Robert Tressell
Mouldings for panelling, cornices, skirtings, &c., are cut by revolving cutters or chisels, filed to any desired shape and case-hardened.
From British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. by L. Arnoux
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