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Meanings of skirt in English

Portuguese
mulher
Catalan
xicota
Spanish
tía

Informal terms for a (young) woman.

        mulher
        Portuguese
        evitar
        Catalan
        evitar

        Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

            evitar
            Portuguese
            contornar
            Catalan
            envoltar
            Spanish
            cercar

            Extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle.

                  contornar
                  Catalan
                  anell
                  Spanish
                  anillo

                  (Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar.

                        anell
                        Usage of skirt in English
                        1
                        A knee-length coat over a longer skirt does not work at all.
                        The Guardian
                        2
                        That has allowed Ford investors to skirt the pain of government oversight.
                        Reuters
                        3
                        He shrugged; the tartan skirt looked unremarkable, which was the main thing.
                        The subtle knife
                        4
                        A statement skirt with a casual top is a simple, modern look.
                        The Guardian
                        5
                        As soon as Aunt Rebecca gets the pleats basted in the skirt.
                        Amanda: A Daughter of the Mennonites
                        6
                        We just come here to talk and you're ruining my friend's skirt.
                        Seven up
                        7
                        Beneath was a skirt of sea green velvet, heavily trimmed with lace.
                        The Oracle Glass
                        8
                        Your bit of skirt is quite the woman, isn't she? Memphis asked.
                        The cold room
                        9
                        The suit's short skirt proved one reason Tina Turner had hired her.
                        Boston noir
                        10
                        Others are resorting to bartering goods and services to skirt cash transactions.
                        News.com.au
                        11
                        She'd either not noticed or felt no need to readjust her skirt.
                        A Brewing Storm
                        12
                        She had changed into a skirt far more accommodating of expat tastes.
                        Layover in dubai
                        13
                        Sybil came in, dressed in a fascinating short skirt and a toque.
                        A Prince of Sinners
                        14
                        Still in her skirt and blouse from work, rumpled, hot, running late.
                        God's gift
                        15
                        The princess was dressed that day in a skirt of white damask.
                        The White Knight: Tirant Lo Blanc
                        16
                        It is the skirt-dancing and the poker work that cannot brook rivalry.
                        The Angel and the Author, and Others
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                        Translations for skirt
                        Skirt through the time
                        Skirt across language varieties
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                        Common
                        Australia
                        Common
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