skirt

CEFRA1

/skɜːt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A piece of clothing hanging from the waist; to go around an edge.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A loose edging to any part of a dress.

Examples

  • I'm looking for a warm, woolen skirt.

  • It was yesterday that Mary bought this skirt.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • [skeːθ̠]
  • /skeːt/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A similar part of a dress or robe, etc., that hangs below the waist.

  2. 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.

  3. A petticoat.

More examples

In context

  • The plain was skirted by rows of trees.

  • A narrow lace, or a small skirt of fine 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.

  • skirt a mountain

Synonyms

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She wore a long blank that flowed to her ankles in the summer breeze.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English skyrte, from Old Norse skyrta, from Proto-Germanic *skurtijǭ. Doublet of shirt. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Skoarte (“apron”), Dutch schort (“apron”), German Schürze (“apron”), Danish skørt (“skirt”), Swedish skört (“hem of a jacket”), Norwegian skjørt (“skirt”).