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skirt 1. a frieze or circular flap, as round the base of a hovercraft 2. the flaps on a saddle that protect a rider's legs 3. NZ the lower part of a sheep's fleece skirt [skərt] (aerospace engineering) (building construction) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| He broke off in mid-approach and with a show of teeth snarled himself back and away from the windblown skirt of her. The upper skirt was tied so lightly back that it was impossible to take a long step, and the under one was so loaded with plaited frills that it "wobbled" no other word will express it ungracefully, both fore and aft. The New Woman of the future will be the woman with the petticoats, she who shall restore the ancient Eleusinian mysteries of the silk skirt and the tea-gown. |
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