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skirt

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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)
apron
(building construction)
baseboard
skirt, skirting
1. Same as baseboard.
2. An apron, 6.
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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.
Jerry of the Islands by London, Jack View in context
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.
Eight Cousins by Alcott, Louisa May View in context
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.
The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context
 
 
 
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