English Dictionary

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.

She wore a beautiful skirt to the party.

意味（1）

An article of clothing, usually worn by women and girls, that hangs from the waist and covers the lower part of the body.

I like purple best, said Maida. And old Schlegel has promised to make it for $8. It's going to be lovely. I'm going to have a plaited skirt and a blouse coat trimmed with a band of galloon under a white cloth collar with two rows of—

意味（2）

The part of a dress or robe, etc., that hangs below the waist.

The petticoats and skirts ordinarily worn are decidedly the heaviest part of the dress ; hence it is necessary that some reform should be effected in these.

意味（3）

A loose edging to any part of a dress.

A narrow lace, or a small skirt of fine ruffled linen, which runs along the upper part of the stays before, and crosses the breast, being a part of the tucker, is called the modesty piece.

意味（4）

A petticoat.

意味（5）

(derogatory, slang) A woman.

"Mate," said the Cockney, after we'd finished about half the bottle, "it comes to me that we're a couple o' blightin' idjits to be workin' for a skirt."

"What d'ya mean?" I asked, taking a pull at the bottle.

Mate, said the Cockney, after we'd finished about half the bottle, it comes to me that we're a couple o' blightin' idjits to be workin' for a skirt. What d'ya mean? I asked, taking a pull at the bottle. Well, 'ere's us, two red-blooded 'e-men, takin' orders from a lousy little frail, 'andin' the swag h'over to 'er, and takin' wot she warnts to 'and us, w'en we could 'ave the 'ole lot. Take this job 'ere now--

意味（6）

(UK, colloquial) Women collectively, in a sexual context.

意味（7）

(UK, colloquial) Sexual intercourse with a woman.

意味（8）

Border; edge; margin; extreme part of anything.

here in the skirts of the forest, like fringe upon a petticoat.

意味（9）

The diaphragm, or midriff, in animals