Skirt
121Poodle skirt — A poodle skirt is one of the most memorable symbols of the 1950s. Postwar American women sought fashions that were feminine and unique. The wide swing felt skirt of a solid bold color displayed a design appliquéd or transferred to the fabric.… …
122broomstick skirt — a full, gathered or pleated skirt that has characteristic tiny creases obtained by wetting the skirt and winding it around a broomstick to dry. * * * …
123hula skirt — 1. a skirt made of long stems of grass bound to a waistband, worn typically by a Hawaiian hula dancer. 2. an imitation of this skirt made of any material. [1925 30] * * * …
124pencil skirt — noun A slim skirt (clothing) with a straight and narrow cut, usually approximately knee length. And for Italian sportswear giant MaxMara, the cornerstone of the show was a crisp khaki safari jacket shown over a pencil skirt …
125pencil skirt — pencil .skirt n a long narrow straight skirt …
126mini-skirt — mini skirts also miniskirt N COUNT A mini skirt is a very short skirt. Syn: mini …
127wide skirt — broad skirt, skirt that stretches from side to side …
128hobble skirt — hob′ble skirt n. clo a woman s long skirt that is very narrow at the bottom • Etymology: 1910–15 …
