English · Daily Life
skirt
/skɜːt/
[/skɜːt/]
lower-body garment
Beginnernoun
Definition
A piece of clothing worn by women and girls that hangs from the waist.
Example
She wore a long flowing skirt that swayed gently as she walked across the sunny courtyard.
She wore a long flowing skirt that swayed gently as she walked across the sunny courtyard.
Etymology
From Old Norse 'skyrta' (shirt); the lower-garment sense developed in Middle English.
How & Where It’s Used
Refers to the garment; as a verb means to avoid or go around something.