Skirt — Defs

01 n. The lower and loose part of a coat, dress, or other like garment; the part below the waist; as, the skirt of a coat, a dress, or a mantle.

1.
The lower and loose part of a coat, dress, or other like garment; the part below the waist; as, the skirt of a coat, a dress, or a mantle.
2.
A loose edging to any part of a dress.[Obs.]
“A narrow lace, or a small skirt of 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.” — Addison.
3.
Border; edge; margin; extreme part of anything
4.
A petticoat.
5.
The diaphragm, or midriff, in animals.

02 v. t. To cover with a skirt; to surround.

imp. & p. p. Skirted; p. pr. & vb. n. Skirting

1.
To cover with a skirt; to surround.
“Skirted his loins and thighs with downy gold.” — Milton.
2.
To border; to form the border or edge of; to run along the edge of; as, the plain was skirted by rows of trees.

03 v. t. To be on the border; to live near the border, or extremity.

1.
To be on the border; to live near the border, or extremity.
“Savages . . . who skirt along our western frontiers.” — S. S. Smith.