Topic: CLOTHES
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| Date: | 1200-1300 |
| Language: | Old Norse |
| Origin: | skyrta 'shirt' |
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skirt1
[countable]
[countable]1DCC a piece of outer clothing worn by women and girls, which hangs down from the waist like the bottom part of a dress : She wore a white blouse and a plain black skirt.
She wore a white blouse and a plain black skirt.2 also skirts [plural] old-fashionedDCC the part of a dress or coat that hangs down from the waist
3 the outside edge of a forest etc [= outskirts]
the skirts of a forest/hill/village etc
British English4 an offensive expression meaning an attractive woman
