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skirt British & World English

a woman’s outer garment fastened around the waist and hanging down around the legs

grass skirt British & World English

a skirt made of long grass and leaves fastened to a waistband, associated especially with female dancers from some Pacific islands

hoop skirt British & World English

a skirt worn over a series of hoops that make it spread out

hula skirt British & World English

a long grass skirt as worn by a hula dancer

skirt steak British & World English

a beefsteak cut from the diaphragm muscle

hobble skirt British & World English

a style of skirt so narrow at the hem as to impede walking, popular in the 1910s

pencil skirt British & World English

a very narrow straight skirt

poodle skirt British & World English

a long full skirt in a solid color with a chenille poodle on it, popular in the 1950s with bobbysoxers

skirt-chaser British & World English

a man who pursues women amorously and is fickle in his affections

rah-rah skirt British & World English

a short skirt with layered flounces, of a kind typically worn by cheerleaders

skirt along/around in skirt British & World English

go along or around (something) rather than directly through or across it

miniskirt British & World English

a very short skirt

dirndl skirt in dirndl British & World English

a full, wide skirt with a tight waistband

underskirt British & World English

a skirt worn under another; a petticoat


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