skirt

[ skurt ]
/ skɜrt /

noun

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

to be or lie on or along the edge of something.
to move along or around the border of something.

Origin of skirt

1250–1300; Middle English skirte < Old Norse skyrta shirt

OTHER WORDS FROM skirt

skirt·less, adjective skirt·like, adjective un·skirt·ed, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for skirted

British Dictionary definitions for skirted

skirt
/ (skɜːt) /

noun

verb

Derived forms of skirt

skirted, adjective

Word Origin for skirt

C13: from Old Norse skyrta shirt