Skirt

  • 21skirt — [[t]skɜrt[/t]] n. 1) clo the part of a gown, dress, or coat that extends downward from the waist 2) clo a one piece garment extending downward from the waist and not joined between the legs, worn esp. by women and girls 3) some part resembling or …

    From formal English to slang

  • 22skirt — skirtless, adj. skirtlike, adj. /skerrt/, n. 1. the part of a gown, dress, slip, or coat that extends downward from the waist. 2. a one piece garment extending downward from the waist and not joined between the legs, worn esp. by women and girls …

    Universalium

  • 23skirt — n. & v. n. 1 a woman s outer garment hanging from the waist. 2 the part of a coat etc. that hangs below the waist. 3 a hanging part round the base of a hovercraft. 4 (in sing. or pl.) an edge, border, or extreme part. 5 (also bit of skirt) sl.… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 24skirt — [[t]skɜ͟ː(r)t[/t]] skirts, skirting, skirted 1) N COUNT A skirt is a piece of clothing worn by women and girls. It fastens at the waist and hangs down around the legs. 2) VERB Something that skirts an area is situated around the edge of it. [V n] …

    English dictionary

  • 25skirt —    a woman viewed sexually by a male    The garment is worn normally only by females. Men call them kilts:     He s got a nice skirt all right... I wouldn t say pretty, but a good figure. (G. Greene, 1932)    A bit or piece of skirt may be a… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 26skirt — 1 noun (C) 1 a piece of outer clothing worn by women and girls, which hangs down from the waist like the bottom part of a dress: She wore a white blouse and a plain black skirt. compare dress 1 (1) 2 also skirts (plural) the part of a dress or… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 27skirt — /skɜt / (say skert) noun 1. the lower part of a gown, coat, or the like, hanging from the waist. 2. a separate garment (outer or under) worn by women and girls, extending from the waist downwards. 3. some part resembling or suggesting the skirt… …

  • 28skirt — [13] Essentially skirt is the same word as shirt. It was borrowed from Old Norse skyrta ‘shirt’, which came from the same prehistoric Germanic source as English shirt, and likewise meant etymologically ‘short garment’. It is not clear why English …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 29skirt — • young attractive woman. Often preceded with a bit of . A common lads term. e.g. I never realized this was such a good place to eye skirt or What you need is a nice bit of skirt to cheer you up …

    Londonisms dictionary

  • 30skirt — noun 1》 a woman s outer garment fastened around the waist and hanging down around the legs.     ↘the part of a coat or dress that hangs below the waist.     ↘informal women regarded as objects of sexual desire. 2》 a surface that conceals or… …

    English new terms dictionary