- [countable] a piece of clothing that hangs from the middle part of the body
- a short/long/pleated/denim skirt
- I never wear skirts.
- in a skirt a woman in a blue skirt and white blouse
Extra ExamplesTopics Clothes and Fashiona1- a green jacket with a matching skirt
- The skirt falls just above the knee.
- I lifted the hem of my skirt.
- She sat down, smoothing her skirt.
- She was wearing a short denim skirt.
- She wore the plaid skirt that was the uniform of her private school.
- I've worn both skirt suits and pant suits to interviews.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- short
- ankle-length
- …
- hike up
- hitch up
- lift
- …
- billow
- swirl
- ride up
- …
- length
- suit
- the hem of somebody’s skirt
- [countable] (also skirts [plural])the part of a dress, coat, etc. that hangs below the middle part of the body
- She tucked up her voluminous skirts to make room for Jane beside her.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- short
- ankle-length
- …
- hike up
- hitch up
- lift
- …
- billow
- swirl
- ride up
- …
- length
- suit
- the hem of somebody’s skirt
- [countable] an outer layer that covers and protects the base of a vehicle or machine
- the rubber skirt around the bottom of a hovercraft
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse skyrta ‘shirt’; compare with synonymous Old English scyrte, also with short. The verb dates from the early 17th cent.
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