skirt
A separate article of clothing, usually worn by women and girls, that hangs from the waist and covers the lower torso and part of the legs.
Other meanings
A similar part of a dress or robe, etc., that hangs below the waist.
A loose edging to any part of a dress.
A kind of
- cloth covering
Related words
- outskirt
- plateskirt
- redskirt
- saddleskirt
- skapri
- skirtboard
- skirtful
- apron skirt
- ra-ra skirt
- skirt guard
- blow one's skirt up
- blow wind up someone's skirt
Word history
From Old Norse "skyrta".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “skirt” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.