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skirt(e
n.
Additional spellings:
skirte
35 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) The lower part of a man's gown or robe, clerical vestment, etc.;
prest skirt
;
serke skirt
; (b) the lower part of a woman's dress, a skirt; also, a skirt used as a receptacle; (c) in glossary…
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