skirt

Examples

• All

• The history of jig skirt materials is interesting; here are a few.

  Blog text (11)

• Action: The amount of action a jig gives can be largely affected by the skirt.

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• Cultivated fields spread out from the road, their green skirts bordered by woods.

  Fiction book (1996)

• The skirt of the deceased, contaminated with fiber identified as Zorak V... ...a carpet fabric found in the home of the defendant.

  Presumed Innocent (1990)

• Old World climbing fern grows on cypress trees in southern Florida. The weed forms huge skirts that fires can climb to reach treetops.

  Academic text (2000)

• The skirt on the mushroom helps protect the developing spores underneath.

• Examine the skirt of this fungus; it is a distinctive feature used for identification.

• The skirt on the stalk is a remnant from when the mushroom was still growing and covered with a veil.

Synonyms

A

annulus

vsskirt

• Specialized

9.9

A ring of tissue left on a mushroom stem after the cap opens

is the same anatomical remnant expressed with a different term

Idioms

C

to chase skirt

• Offensive

9.9

Try to have romantic or sexual relationships with many women, often not seriously

Compounds

G

grass skirt

4 4.2

A piece of clothing made from long grass worn for Pacific Island dances

F

full skirt

2 2.6

A long, wide skirt gathered at the waist that spreads out

S

skirt chaser

• Offensive

1 9.0

A man who often tries to attract many women in a showy way

B

ballet skirt

1 3.2

A very short, lightweight piece of clothing worn by ballerinas

G

gathered skirt

3.5

A skirt with fabric pulled together at the waist to make it full

H

hobble skirt

• Archaic

9.9

A long narrow skirt that fits tightly at the ankles and makes walking hard

S

skirt of tasses

• Archaic

9.9

A row of metal plates that hang below the waist to protect the hips and thighs

Surface Forms

Etymology