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Word: Skirt
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: from Old Norse skyrta ‘shirt’; compare with synonymous Old English scyrte, also with short. The verb dates from the early 17th century
skəːt
a garment fastened around the waist and hanging down around the legs, worn typically by women and girls
Short Definition:woman's outer garment fastened around waist
Examples:- I was wearing a knit sweater with a long skirt
- a denim skirt can be a great option
a surface that conceals or protects the wheels or underside of a vehicle or aircraft.
Short Definition:surface that conceals or protects wheels or underside of vehicle or aircraft
an animal's diaphragm and other membranes as food
Short Definition:animal's diaphragm and other membranes as food
Examples:- bits of beef skirt
women collectively regarded as objects of sexual desire.
Short Definition:women regarded as objects of sexual desire
a small flap on a saddle, covering the bar from which the stirrup leather hangs.
Short Definition:small flap on saddle, covering bar
Word: Skirt
Speech Type: Verb
skəːt
go round or past the edge of
Short Definition:go round or past edge of
Examples:- he did not go through the city but skirted it
attempt to ignore; avoid dealing with
Short Definition:attempt to ignore
Examples:- they are both skirting the issue
- the treaty skirted around the question of political cooperation
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