of a skirt

  • 31skirt — [[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

  • 32skirt — 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 …

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  • 33skirt — 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.… …

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  • 34Skirt guard — A skirt guard is a device fitted over the rear wheel of a bicycle to prevent a long skirt catching in the wheel, or in the gap between the rim and the brakes.Skirt Guards are common on bicycles in continental Europe, where the bicycle is commonly …

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  • 35Skirt Length Theory — The idea that skirt lengths are a predictor of the stock market direction. According to the theory, if skirts are short, it means the markets are going up. And if skirt are long, it means the markets are heading down. The idea behind this theory… …

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  • 36skirt — [[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] …

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  • 37skirt —    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

  • 38skirt — 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

  • 39skirt — /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… …

  • 40skirt-dance — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ intransitive verb Etymology: skirt (I) + dance, v. : to execute a skirt dance • skirt dancer ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun …

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