skirt
skurt
- n cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
- n a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women
- n (Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar
- n informal terms for a (young) woman
- v avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
she skirted the problem - v pass around or about; move along the border
The boat skirted the coast - v form the edge of
- v extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
- The midi skirt is ungainly, unflattering and unwarranted.
- She ushered in gypsy skirts, embroidered silk blouses and accompanying shawls.
- Oldsters recalled that there had been a furor, too, over the hobble skirt of the early 1900s and the above-the-knee skirt of the '20s, yet fashion had prevailed.