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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Skirt \Skirt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Skirted; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Skirting.]
     1. To cover with a skirt; to surround.
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              Skirted his loins and thighs with downy gold.
                                                    --Milton.
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     2. To border; to form the border or edge of; to run along the
        edge of; as, the plain was skirted by rows of trees.
        ``When sundown skirts the moor.'' --Tennyson.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Skirt \Skirt\, v. t.
     To be on the border; to live near the border, or extremity.
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           Savages . . . who skirt along our western frontiers.
                                                    --S. S. Smith.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Skirt \Skirt\, n. [OE. skyrt, of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. skyrta
     a shirt, Sw. sk["o]rt a skirt, skjorta a shirt. See Shirt.]
     1. The lower and loose part of a coat, dress, or other like
        garment; the part below the waist; as, the skirt of a
        coat, a dress, or a mantle.
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     2. A loose edging to any part of a dress. [Obs.]
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              A narrow lace, or a small skirt of ruffled linen,
              which runs along the upper part of the stays before,
              and crosses the breast, being a part of the tucker,
              is called the modesty piece.          --Addison.
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     3. Border; edge; margin; extreme part of anything ``Here in
        the skirts of the forest.'' --Shak.
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     4. A petticoat.
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     5. The diaphragm, or midriff, in animals. --Dunglison.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Skirt \Skirt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Skirted; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Skirting.]
     1. To cover with a skirt; to surround.
  
              Skirted his loins and thighs with downy gold.
                                                    --Milton.
  
     2. To border; to form the border or edge of; to run along the
        edge of; as, the plain was skirted by rows of trees.
        ``When sundown skirts the moor.'' --Tennyson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Skirt \Skirt\, v. t.
     To be on the border; to live near the border, or extremity.
  
           Savages . . . who skirt along our western frontiers.
                                                    --S. S. Smith.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Skirt \Skirt\, n. [OE. skyrt, of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. skyrta
     a shirt, Sw. sk["o]rt a skirt, skjorta a shirt. See Shirt.]
     1. The lower and loose part of a coat, dress, or other like
        garment; the part below the waist; as, the skirt of a
        coat, a dress, or a mantle.
  
     2. A loose edging to any part of a dress. [Obs.]
  
              A narrow lace, or a small skirt of ruffled linen,
              which runs along the upper part of the stays before,
              and crosses the breast, being a part of the tucker,
              is called the modesty piece.          --Addison.
  
     3. Border; edge; margin; extreme part of anything ``Here in
        the skirts of the forest.'' --Shak.
  
     4. A petticoat.
  
     5. The diaphragm, or midriff, in animals. --Dunglison.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  skirt
       n 1: cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the
            waist
       2: a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and
          women
       3: informal terms for a (young) woman [syn: dame, doll, wench,
           chick, bird]
       v 1: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
            (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue";
            "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their
            responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"
            [syn: hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent,
             parry, elude, dodge, duck, sidestep]
       2: pass around or about; move along the border; "The boat
          skirted the coast"
       3: form the edge of
       4: extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest
          surrounds my property" [syn: surround, border]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  skirt
     Αγγλικά n.
     η φούστα

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  skirt
     Middle English n.
     (alternative form of enm skyrte)
     n.
     1 An article of clothing, usually worn by woman and girls, that hangs
  from the waist and covers the lower part of the body.
     2 The part of a dress or robe, etc., that hangs below the waist.
     vb.
     1 To be on or form the border of.
     2 To move around or along the border of; to avoid the center of.
     3 To cover with a skirt; to surround.
     4 To avoid or ignore (something); to manage to avoid (something or a
  problem); to skate by (something).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  skirt
     n.
     1 An article of clothing, usually worn by woman and girls, that hangs
  from the waist and covers the lower part of the body.
     2 The part of a dress or robe, etc., that hangs below the waist.
     vb.
     1 To be on or form the border of.
     2 To move around or along the border of; to avoid the center of.
     3 To cover with a skirt; to surround.
     4 To avoid or ignore (something); to manage to avoid (something or a
  problem); to skate by (something).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  skirt
     n.
     1 An article of clothing, usually worn by woman and girls, that hangs
  from the waist and covers the lower part of the body.
     2 The part of a dress or robe, etc., that hangs below the waist.
     vb.
     1 To be on or form the border of.
     2 To move around or along the border of; to avoid the center of.
     3 To cover with a skirt; to surround.
     4 To avoid or ignore (something); to manage to avoid (something or a
  problem); to skate by (something).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  skirt
     n.
     1 An article of clothing, usually worn by woman and girls, that hangs
  from the waist and covers the lower part of the body.
     2 The part of a dress or robe, etc., that hangs below the waist.
     vb.
     1 To be on or form the border of.
     2 To move around or along the border of; to avoid the center of.
     3 To cover with a skirt; to surround.
     4 To avoid or ignore (something); to manage to avoid (something or a
  problem); to skate by (something).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  skirt
     Englanti n.
     1 hame
     2 reunus, helma
     Englanti vb.
     1 kiertää; kierrellä, väistellä
     2 reunustaa, ympäröidä

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  skirt
     Engelska n.
     1 (tagg kat=kläder språk=en) kjol
     2 kjoltyg, kvinna (?: har kjoltyg och kvinna så gott som samma
  betydelse eller vad menas?)
     3 ram, kant
     Engelska vb.
     1 kanta, utgöra kant för
     2 gå runt utkanten av

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  skirt
     a.
     (böjning sv adj skir)

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  skirt /skˈɜːt/
  rok, romp

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Skirt /skˈɜːt/
  التنورة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  skirt //skɜːt// //skɝt// 
  1. пола́
  article of clothing
  2. покрайнина
  border, edge, margin
  3. поли
  part of dress that hangs below waist
  4. фу́ста
  slang: woman

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  skirt //skɜːt// //skɝt// 
  1. гранича
  to be on or from the border of
  2. заобикалям
  to move around, to avoid the centre