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skirt
/skɜːt/
noun
An article of clothing, usually worn by women and girls, that hangs from the waist and covers the lower part of the body.
The part of a dress or robe, etc., that hangs below the waist.
A loose edging to any part of a dress.
verb
To be on or form the border of.
"The plain was skirted by rows of trees."
To move around or along the border of; to avoid the center of.
To cover with a skirt; to surround.
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