skirter

Variant of skirt

noun

  1. that part of a dress, coat, robe, etc. that hangs below the waist
  2. a woman's garment of varying length that hangs down from the waist
  3. something like a skirt, as a flap hanging from the side of a saddle or one covering the legs of a sofa, chair, etc.
  4. the outer or bordering parts; outskirts, as of a city
  5. Slang a girl or woman: sometimes considered mildly offensive

Origin: ME < ON skyrt, shirt, kirtle, akin to OE scyrte, shirt

transitive verb

  1. to lie along or form the border or edge of
    1. to move along the edge of or pass around rather than through
    2. to miss narrowly
  2. to avoid (something controversial, difficult, etc.)
  3. to border or edge with something

intransitive verb

to be on, or move along, the edge or border: a path skirting along the pond

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