Skirt

n. 1 woman’s garment hanging from the waist. 2 the part of a coat etc. hanging below the waist. 3 hanging part at the base of a hovercraft. 4 (in sing. or pl.) edge, border, extreme part. 5 (also bit of skirt) slang offens. woman. 6 (in full skirt of beef etc.) cut of meat from the flank or diaphragm. v. (often foil. by around) I go or lie along or round the edge of. 2 avoid dealing with (an issue etc.). [Old Norse: related to stain] skirtingboard n. narrow board etc. along the bottom of a roomwall. skirun n. slope prepared for skiing. skit n. light, usu. short, piece of satire or burlesque. [perhaps from Old Norse: related to Suomi