skirt
noun
the part of a gown, dress, slip, or coat that extends downward from the waist.
skirtless
-
a word derived from
skirt.
Example Sentences
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With the late Cinemactress Jean Harlow as a model, B.V.D. helped start the trend toward skirtless, one-piece bathing suits for women.
From Time Magazine Archive
Karl Lagerfeld, the most aggressive exponent of the skirtless look, had bright, jaunty jackets that were nipped in at the waist.
From Time Magazine Archive
It had its insignificant start with the skirtless bifurcated garments of the late 1860s.
From Women's Bathing and Swimming Costume in the United States by Claudia B. Kidwell
In contrast to the originally European skirtless costume, the Philadelphia publication, Peterson’s Magazine, stated that bathing dress should consist of a pair of drawers and a long-skirted dress.
From Women's Bathing and Swimming Costume in the United States by Claudia B. Kidwell
A skirtless loose rough coat, made of Flushing or pilot cloth.
From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Sir Edward Belcher
