skirting

[skur-ting]

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noun

fabric for making skirts.
Often skirtings. low-grade wool and foreign matter removed from the outer edges of fleece.
Also called skirting board. British. baseboard(def 1).

Origin of skirting

First recorded in 1680–90; skirt + -ing¹

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Related Words for skirtings

hem, skirt, perimeter, verge, outskirts, fringe, rim, periphery, brim, margin, brink, skirting, piping, trimming, edging, define, selvage

Examples from the Web for skirtings

Historical Examples of skirtings

Small angle fillets or mouldings are often used as skirtings.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 4
Various
You do the doors and windows, and let 'im do the cupboards and skirtings.'
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
Robert Tressell
Adult female: Like male but black veiled by deep reddish brown (clove brown) skirtings of feathers.
The Birds of Washington (Volume 1 of 2)
William Leon Dawson

British Dictionary definitions for skirtings

skirtings

pl n

ragged edges trimmed from the fleece of a sheep

skirting

noun

a border, esp of wood or tiles, fixed round the base of an interior wall to protect it from kicks, dirt, etc
material used or suitable for skirts

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