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Meaning of "grass skirt" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GRASS SKIRT

grass skirt  [ɡrɑːs skɜːt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRASS SKIRT

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adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Grass skirt is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GRASS SKIRT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

grass skirt

Grass skirt

A grass skirt, also known as hula skirt, is a skirt that hangs from the waist and covers all or part of the legs. Grass skirts were made of many different natural fibers, such as hibiscus, palm, or Phormium tenax in New Zealand, and are traditional clothes in many different cultures from Polynesia to Africa. They are still worn today by hula girls in Hawaii where the skirt is known as pāʻū, and in New Zealand by kapa haka performers. v t e Folk costume Africa ▪ Balgha ▪ Boubou ▪ Dashiki ▪ Head tie ▪ Jellabiya ▪ Kente cloth ▪ Tagelmust Asia Central ▪ Deel East ▪ China ▪ Changshan ▪ Cheongsam ▪ Hanfu ▪ Mao suit ▪ Tangzhuang ▪ Japan ▪ Hachimaki ▪ Kimono ▪ Korea ▪ Cheopji ▪ Daenggi ▪ Gache ▪ Hanbok ▪ Hwagwan ▪ Jokduri ▪ Manggeon South ▪ Afghanistan ▪ Bhutan ▪ Gho ▪ Kira ▪ Dhoti ▪ Dupatta ▪ India ▪ Nepal ▪ Pakistan ▪...

Definition of grass skirt in the English dictionary

The definition of grass skirt in the dictionary is a skirt made from long grass, typically worn by female dancers from some Pacific islands.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GRASS SKIRT


alert
əˈlɜːt
concert
ˈkɒnsɜːt
convert
kənˈvɜːt
curt
kɜːt
dessert
dɪˈzɜːt
dirt
dɜːt
expert
ˈɛkspɜːt
foreskirt
ˈfɔːˌskɜːt
hoop-skirt
ˈhuːpˌskɜːt
hurt
hɜːt
insert
ɪnˈsɜːt
microskirt
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌskɜːt
midiskirt
ˈmɪdɪˌskɜːt
miniskirt
ˈmɪnɪˌskɜːt
overskirt
ˈəʊvəˌskɜːt
shirt
ʃɜːt
skirt
skɜːt
underskirt
ˈʌndəˌskɜːt
upskirt
ˈʌpˌskɜːt
vert
vɜːt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRASS SKIRT

grass
grass box
grass cloth
grass court
grass cutter
grass green
grass hockey
grass moth
grass roots
grass snake
grass tree
grass up
grass widow
grass widower
grass-of-Parnassus
grass-roots
grasser
grassfinch
grasshook
grasshopper

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRASS SKIRT

ballet skirt
bit of skirt
dirndl skirt
divided skirt
hobble skirt
hula skirt
pencil skirt
ra-ra skirt
rah-rah skirt
slit skirt
split skirt

Synonyms and antonyms of grass skirt in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «grass skirt» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GRASS SKIRT

Find out the translation of grass skirt to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of grass skirt from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «grass skirt» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

草裙
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

falda de hierba
570 millions of speakers

English

grass skirt
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घास स्कर्ट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تنورة العشب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

травы юбки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

saia de grama
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘাস স্কার্ট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

jupe d´herbe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rok rok
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Grasrock
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

腰蓑
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

잔디 스커트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rok rok
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

váy cỏ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புல் பாவாடை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गांड स्कर्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Çim etek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

grass Skirt
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

grass Skirt
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

трави спідниці
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

iarbă fusta
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φούστα γρασίδι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gras romp
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gräs kjol
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gress skjørt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of grass skirt

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRASS SKIRT»

The term «grass skirt» is regularly used and occupies the 76.422 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GRASS SKIRT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «grass skirt» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «grass skirt» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about grass skirt

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRASS SKIRT»

Discover the use of grass skirt in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to grass skirt and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Guardians of the Flutes, Volume 1: Idioms of Masculinity
One of these species-specific traits is clearly paramount in the ritual classification and treatment of the entire taxon of kunaalu: the fact that certain kunaalu species produce what men call a "grass skirt" (koonai- koogu).6 This morphological ...
Gilbert Herdt, 1994
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The Expression of Possession
CLF-1SG:POSS 'my grass-skirt (when I am not wearing it)' (Lichtenberk 1983a: 301) In the examples just given, the PR is (or may be) one and the same person. There is a different kind of fluidity, where one and the same entity is referred to by  ...
William McGregor, 2009
3
Princess Crafts
Make sure the fabric ribbon ties in a bow around your waist with some to spare. About 10 inches from the end of the ribbon, tie a knot. %. Using the curling ribbon , measure how long you want your grass skirt to be. Double that length and cut.
Elizabeth Ingrid Hauser, 2005
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West Futuna-Aniwa: An Introduction to a Polynesian Outlier ...
PPN *fasi. fasiegi-a iv to put on or wear a grass skirt. see f ao . tv to wear it or put it on, said only of grass skirt. see fao-a. aia koifasiegiage kofakea fori ji jikiviniage . She put on a grass skirt and emerged turning around (Exp. to show it off) ...
Janet W. D. Dougherty, 1983
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Remembering the Kanji, Volume 1: A Complete Course on How ...
[12] * grass skirt 膊 This unusual looking grass skirt is composed of a top hat and scarf, and eight celery sticks. [13]置罰署罵 1527 brew ৢ Whiskey bottle . . . grass skirt. [20] 1528 defer ৡ Words . . . grass skirt. [20] 1529 lot ৕ Ground . . . grass skirt.
James W. Heisig, 2007
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Micronesian Legends
back home, but no matter how carefully she searched, she could not find her grass skirt. She had left it on the sandy beach, but all she could find was a few strands next to the footprint of a turtle. Finally she made a new skirt from coconut fronds ...
Bo Flood, Beret E. Strong, William Flood, 2002
7
The Grass Skirt
A simple missionary story of a Papuan girl.
Anne Brown, 1951
8
Art and Performance in Oceania
l].2I Pcissim purpur (Melanesian Pidgin meaning 'putring on of the grass skirt') titual.The daughrar ofAlois Bande has received a colourful grass skirt to matk her first mensttuation. and to indicara a commirment by the giver to help her in the ...
Barry Craig, B. Kernot, Dr. Christopher Anderson, 1999
9
Islands of Inquiry: Colonisation, Seafaring and the ...
This demonstrates cultural influence from mainland Palau in historic times. The situation is quite different in the Central Caroline Islands, where the weaving tradition has been maintained to the present. Figure 6. A woman wearing a grass skirt ...
Geoffrey Richard Clark, Sue O'Connor, Bryan Foss Leach, 2008
10
Hollywood's South Seas and the Pacific War: Searching for ...
This frequently meant nothing more than wearing, or even simply procuring, the ubiquitous grass skirt. But the symbolism was powerful. The act ofwearing a grass skirt emboldened some servicewomen to imagine themselves in a different  ...
Sean Brawley, Chris Dixon, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRASS SKIRT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term grass skirt is used in the context of the following news items.
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Meet Tales of the Cocktail 2015 ambassador, Jeff 'Beachbum' Berry
... cultivating a passion for the bygone faux-Polynesian fad that swept Mid-20th-century America like a grass skirt sweeps above a sandy beach. «NOLA.com, Jul 15»
2
Become the next victim at Murder Mystery Night in York
The bright, colorful Hawaiian-themed décor, with coconut and pineapple decorations, a grass skirt table cloth and even Hawaiian music playing ... «FlipSidePA, Jul 15»
3
Francis closes Latin America trip in Paraguay with massive rally for …
... there was a colourful dance number with an indigenous flavour, in which a figure of the Sower had a grass skirt and a feather headdress. «The Tablet, Jul 15»
4
Eastern hits: Sherman contemporary art stretches out in a public space
One might say the same about Shigeyuki Kihara's sepia-toned photographs of herself in a classic reclining posture, with and without grass skirt, ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
5
Police Fine Man Found Naked In Hugh Street This Afternoon
The visitor's grass skirt had fallen off revealing body parts not normally considered suitable for public display in the middle of the afternoon. «ScillyToday, Jul 15»
6
Recap: Naked and Afraid “Redemption Road”
That night, she may be nearly blind, but AK has a grass skirt and a cute top. Day 3. AK suggests that she and Jason build a shelter in a higher ... «Channel Guide Magazine, Jun 15»
7
Shashita D. Nand Appointed Director of Sales & Marketing for …
... local artisans in the Cakava Creative Workshop, from grass skirt weaving to tapa printing. Guests can also visit the resort library and boutique ... «Benzinga, Jun 15»
8
An island of senior fun
After venturing under the limbo pole, donning a grass skirt and dancing with party-goers, Cassie said she absolutely loved her experience at ... «Beloit Daily News, Jun 15»
9
Crock o' doodle doo: The winning cartoon captions of Style …
On vacation in Hawaii, Bob realized that he was too heavy for both the grass skirt and the surfboard. (Robyn Carlson). Adolf loves the result of ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
10
Jaffe Morning Briefing: June 25, 2015
And you probably get to deal cards in a grass skirt. IN OTHER IMPORTANT NEWS. BOSTON – Entering into eternal rest with your dog Fido, ... «NJTV News, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Grass skirt [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/grass-skirt>. Apr 2024 ».
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