skirtings

British  

/ ˈskɜːtɪŋz /

plural noun

1. ragged edges trimmed from the fleece of a sheep

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Example Sentences

You do the doors and windows, and let 'im do the cupboards and skirtings.'

From The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by Tressell, Robert

The partitions between the several walls were simply skirtings of planking covered with gold-leaf.

From Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places by Forbes, Archibald

They tapped the walls and sounded the skirtings, but without success.

From The Mystery of the Four Fingers by White, Fred M. (Fred Merrick)

Goods manufactured under this classification include cotton warp checks and mixtures; all wool homespuns, mixture coatings and suitings, storm skirtings, rainproof cloths.

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 Dooley, William H. (William Henry)

The walls of the staircase are covered with a sort of plaster called stucco, but closely resembling road-scrapings: the skirtings are of pitch-pine, the balusters of the same material.

From The Brighton Road The Classic Highway to the South by Harper, Charles G. (Charles George)