skirt (/skɜːt/)
noun · Beginner · Daily Life
🔊 /skɜːt/
Meaning
Meaning: lower-body garment
A piece of clothing worn by women and girls that hangs from the waist.
Examples
🗣 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.
Tags: clothing, home