Meaning

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..

Definitions by Sense

1. 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.
2. A similar part of a dress or robe, etc., that hangs below the waist.
3. A loose edging to any part of a dress.
4. A petticoat.
5. (derogatory, slang) A woman.
6. (uncountable, UK, colloquial) Women collectively, in a sexual context.
7. (uncountable, UK, colloquial) Sexual intercourse with a woman.
8. A border; edge; margin; extreme part of anything.

Example Sentences

"I like purple best," said Maida. "And old Schlegel has promised to make it for $8. It's going to be lovely. I'm going to have a plaited skirt and a blouse coat trimmed with a band of galloon under a white cloth collar with two rows of—"

The petticoats and skirts ordinarily worn are decidedly the heaviest part of the dress ; hence it is necessary that some reform should be effected in these.

“It's all clear,” he whispered. “Have you the chisel and the bags? Great Scott! Jump, Archie, jump, and I'll swing for it!” Sherlock Holmes had sprung out and seized the intruder by the collar. The other dived down the hole, and I heard the sound of rending cloth as Jones clutched at his skirts.

I had sprung to my feet. I was speaking, and yet I had prepared no words. Tarp Henry, my companion, was plucking at my skirts and I heard him whispering, "Sit down, Malone! Don't make a public ass of yourself."

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.

"Mate," said the Cockney, after we'd finished about half the bottle, "it comes to me that we're a couple o' blightin' idjits to be workin' for a skirt." "What d'ya mean?" I asked, taking a pull at the bottle. "Well, 'ere's us, two red-blooded 'e-men, takin' orders from a lousy little frail, 'andin' the swag h'over to 'er, and takin' wot she warnts to 'and us, w'en we could 'ave the 'ole lot. Take this job 'ere now--"

But I tell ya, I can't help but like a guy who wants to rescue some skirt he fell for.

here in the skirts of the forest, like fringe upon a petticoat.

Word Forms

• skirts
• skirting
• skirted

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