skirt

¹skirt

noun \ˈskərt\

Definition of SKIRT

1

a (1) : a free-hanging part of an outer garment or undergarment extending from the waist down (2) : a separate free-hanging outer garment or undergarment usually worn by women and girls covering some or all of the body from the waist down b : either of two usually leather flaps on a saddle covering the bars on which the stirrups are hung c : a cloth facing that hangs from the bottom edge or across the front of a piece of furniture d : the lower branches of a tree when near the ground

2

a : the rim, periphery, or environs of an area b plural : outlying parts (as of a town or city)

3

: a part or attachment serving as a rim, border, or edging

4

slang : a girl or woman

— skirt·ed adjective

Examples of SKIRT

1. She was wearing a short skirt.
2. The skirt of her coat got caught in the car door.
3. They put a protective skirt around the base of the machine.

Origin of SKIRT

Middle English, from Old Norse skyrta shirt, kirtle — more at shirt

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to SKIRT

Synonyms: borderline, bound, boundary, brim, circumference, compass, confines, edge, edging, end, frame, fringe, hem, margin, perimeter, periphery, rim, border, skirting, verge

Related Words: ambit; brink, crest, curb, cusp, lip; ceiling, maximum; demarcation, extent, limitation, measure, mere, restriction, termination; borderland, frontier, march, outskirts, pale, selvage; lap; shore

Near Antonyms: center, core, heart; inner, inside, interior, middle, within

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Other Equestrian Terms

canter, cantle, curry, farrier, hunter, paddock, router, tack

Rhymes with SKIRT

blurt, chert, curt, dirt, flirt, girt, hurt, pert, quirt, shirt, spurt, squirt, sturt, vert, wort