Meaning of "skirt" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SKIRT

From Old Norse skyrtashirt.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SKIRT

skirt  [skɜːt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SKIRT

Skirt is a verb and can also act as 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.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb skirt in English.

WHAT DOES SKIRT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Skirt

A skirt is a tube- or cone-shaped garment that hangs from the waist and covers all or part of the legs. In the western world, skirts are considered women's clothing. However, there are exceptions. The kilt is a traditional men's garment in Scotland and Ireland, and some fashion designers, such as Jean-Paul Gaultier, have shown men's skirts. At its simplest, a skirt can be a draped garment made out of a single piece of material, but most skirts are fitted to the body at the waist and fuller below, with the fullness introduced by means of dart, gores, pleats, or panels. Modern skirts are usually made of light to mid-weight fabrics, such as denim, jersey, worsted, or poplin. Skirts of thin or clingy fabrics are often worn with slips to make the material of the skirt drape better and for modesty. The hemline of skirts varies according to the personal taste of the wearer which can be influenced by such factors as social context, fashion, and cultural conceptions of modesty. Some medieval upper-class women wore skirts over three metres in diameter at the bottom.

Definition of skirt in the English dictionary

The first definition of skirt in the dictionary is a garment hanging from the waist, worn chiefly by women and girls. Other definition of skirt is the part of a dress below the waist. Skirt is also Also called: apron. a frieze or circular flap, as round the base of a hovercraft.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SKIRT

PRESENT

Present

I skirt

you skirt

he/she/it skirts

we skirt

you skirt

they skirt

Present continuous

I am skirting

you are skirting

he/she/it is skirting

we are skirting

you are skirting

they are skirting

Present perfect

I have skirted

you have skirted

he/she/it has skirted

we have skirted

you have skirted

they have skirted

Present perfect continuous

I have been skirting

you have been skirting

he/she/it has been skirting

we have been skirting

you have been skirting

they have been skirting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I skirted

you skirted

he/she/it skirted

we skirted

you skirted

they skirted

Past continuous

I was skirting

you were skirting

he/she/it was skirting

we were skirting

you were skirting

they were skirting

Past perfect

I had skirted

you had skirted

he/she/it had skirted

we had skirted

you had skirted

they had skirted

Past perfect continuous

I had been skirting

you had been skirting

he/she/it had been skirting

we had been skirting

you had been skirting

they had been skirting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will skirt

you will skirt

he/she/it will skirt

we will skirt

you will skirt

they will skirt

Future continuous

I will be skirting

you will be skirting

he/she/it will be skirting

we will be skirting

you will be skirting

they will be skirting

Future perfect

I will have skirted

you will have skirted

he/she/it will have skirted

we will have skirted

you will have skirted

they will have skirted

Future perfect continuous

I will have been skirting

you will have been skirting

he/she/it will have been skirting

we will have been skirting

you will have been skirting

they will have been skirting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would skirt

you would skirt

he/she/it would skirt

we would skirt

you would skirt

they would skirt

Conditional continuous

I would be skirting

you would be skirting

he/she/it would be skirting

we would be skirting

you would be skirting

they would be skirting

Conditional perfect

I would have skirt

you would have skirt

he/she/it would have skirt

we would have skirt

you would have skirt

they would have skirt

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been skirting

you would have been skirting

he/she/it would have been skirting

we would have been skirting

you would have been skirting

they would have been skirting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you skirt
we let´s skirt
you skirt

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to skirt

Past participle

skirted

Present Participle

skirting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «SKIRT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «skirt» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of skirt

avoid · body-swerve · border · bypass · circumvent · detour · dodge · edge · evade · flank · fringe · go round · hem · line · margin · outskirts · periphery · purlieus · rim · sidestep · steer clear of

TRANSLATION OF SKIRT

Find out the translation of skirt to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of 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 «skirt» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 裙子
• Translator English - Spanish: falda
• English: skirt
• Translator English - Hindi: स्कर्ट
• Translator English - Arabic: جَونَلَة
• Translator English - Russian: юбка
• Translator English - Portuguese: saia
• Translator English - Bengali: স্কার্ট
• Translator English - French: jupe
• Translator English - Malay: Skirt
• Translator English - German: Rock
• Translator English - Japanese: スカート
• Translator English - Korean: 스커트
• Translator English - Javanese: Rok
• Translator English - Vietnamese: váy ngắn
• Translator English - Tamil: பாவாடை
• Translator English - Marathi: परकर
• Translator English - Turkish: etek
• Translator English - Italian: gonna
• Translator English - Polish: spódnica
• Translator English - Ukrainian: спідниця
• Translator English - Romanian: fustă
• Translator English - Greek: φούστα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: romp
• Translator English - Swedish: kjol
• Translator English - Norwegian: skjørt

10 QUOTES WITH «SKIRT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word skirt.

1

Marina Abramovic

When I was 14, I thought I looked terrible. I wore these typical Slavic shoes with metal bottoms so you could always hear me coming and this really ugly princess skirt and blouse with the top button closed. I had a boy haircut, a baby face covered with pimples, and a really big nose.

2

Reem Acra

Mini dresses that have an over skirt of tulle makes it traditional and modern at the same time.

3

Suzy Amis

It would have been very easy for me to put on a little tight skirt and go out and try what I always call the 'Barbie doll' roles.

4

Kristen Bell

I loved Catholic school. I didn't like being beeped at by old pervs at the gas station because I was wearing a plaid skirt, though. It's like, do you think I'm going to stop and give you my phone number?

5

Sean Biggerstaff

Being a Scotsman, I wear a skirt quite a lot, but we're allowed. I have an incredibly loud Hawaiian shirt that's pink and a particularly disgusting turquoise, but I just wear it on days when I'm in a strange mood.

6

Paul Bloom

If our moral attitudes are entirely the result of nonrational factors, such as gut feelings and the absorption of cultural norms, they should either be stable or randomly drift over time, like skirt lengths or the widths of ties. They shouldn't show systematic change over human history. But they do.

7

Hamish Bowles

I was a fashion editor for years in London before I came to 'Vogue,' and I spent my life arranging the folds of a ball gown skirt for a picture and pinning fabric and using all those stylist tricks. And you don't have to do that now because they can do it in Photoshop.

8

Carol Moseley Braun

All I really want to be is boring. When people talk about me, I'd like them to say, Carol's basically a short Bill Bradley. Or, Carol's kind of like Al Gore in a skirt.

9

Chris A. Bridges

Obviously, you've never seen a woman skydiving in a hoop skirt.

10

Shirley Chisholm

Tremendous amounts of talent are lost to our society just because that talent wears a skirt.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SKIRT»

Discover the use of skirt in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to skirt and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Skirt

Miata has left the beautiful folkl¾rico skirt her mother wore in Mexico on the bus. She was going to wear the skirt on Sunday when her dance group performed folkl¾rico. Can Miata and her friend Ana rescue the precious skirt in time?

Gary Soto, 2012

Pitbulls In A Skirt 3: The Rise of Lil' C (The Cartel ...

Kenyetta was never able to fully recover over the loss of Dyson, and because of it, she meets another man who may not be the best choice. Lil C grows up quickly in this novel, and he thinks he has it all figured out--P. [4] of cover.

Mikal Malone, 2011

Kasey's Poodle Skirt

Kasey and Pierre venture everywhere from the zoo to the ice skating rink and never fall short of fun. Will Pierre be there in the morning, or will all that remains be Kasey's Poodle Skirt?

Sandy De Young, 2010

Pitbulls In A Skirt 2 (The Cartel Publications Presents):

Drug dealers Mercedes, Yvette, Carissa, and Kenyetta deal with tumultuous romances and battle to stay in control of Emerald City, one of Washington, D.C.'s deadliest projects, when rivals attempt to take over the area.

Mikal Malone, 2009

Skirt Steak: Women Chefs on Standing the Heat and Staying in ...

Explores the lives of women chefs, discussing how they promote themselves and grow their businesses via television and social media, balancing eighteen-hour days and personal lives, and sexism.

Charlotte Druckman, 2012

Skirt-a-day Sewing: Create 28 Skirts for a Unique Look Every Day

A guide for sewing enthusiasts of all levels, written by a regular contributor to Stitch magazine, demonstrates how to draft a skirt pattern for custom fits and incorporate alterations into four basic silhouette styles, outlining essential ...

Nicole Smith, 2013

The Girl in the Flammable Skirt

These stories of men and women whose lives are shaped and sometimes twisted by the power of extraordinary desires take us to a place far beyond the imagination.

Aimee Bender, 2012

Wild Dogs Under My Skirt

This vivacious collection of poetry charts the author's experience with the sometimes painful intersection of New Zealand and Samoan cultures in her life.

Tusiata Avia, 2004

Pitbulls In A Skirt 4: Killer Klan (The Cartel Publications ...

Persia decides to stay with the Black Water Clan. Against her better judgement, Carissa agrees to let Persia stay with the Klan. Mercedes is trying to work it out with Lil C. Yvette uses her power for evil.

Mikal Malone, 2013

You Forgot Your Skirt, Amelia Bloomer: A Very Improper Story

Amelia Bloomer, who does not behave the way 19th-century society says a proper lady should, introduces pantaloons to American women. Full-color illustrations.

Shana Corey, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SKIRT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term skirt is used in the context of the following news items.

Jennifer Lawrence Steps Out In A Crop Top And Pencil Skirt

Lawrence donned a black crop top and matching skirt by Michael Kors with strappy stilettos when she stepped out in New York City's Tribeca neighborhood over ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»

Teen who lit another teen's skirt on fire has his sentence reduced

OAKLAND (BCN) - A 17-year-old Oakland boy who pleaded no contest to setting another teen's skirt on fire on an AC Transit bus in Oakland in November 2013 ... «KTVU San Francisco, Jun 15»

Kendall Jenner twirls on to amfAR red carpet in a cropped top and skirt

The 19-year-old clotheshorse showed some skin in a deep mauve cropped top and full skirt by Calvin Klein as she arrived at the star-studded event at the Hotel ... «Daily Mail, May 15»

Susanna Reid flashes her toned abs in crop top and colourful skirt

Susanna Reid wowed on the red carpet at Lorraine's High Street Fashion Awards as she waltzed in wearing a sparkly white crop top and high waisted maxi skirt. «BT.com, May 15»

Laïcité and the Skirt

The latest example came when a school in northeastern France twice sent a 15-year-old Muslim girl home for wearing a skirt that was deemed too long. «New York Times, May 15»

French School Deems Teenager's Skirt an Illegal Display of Religion

PARIS — A secondary school in northeastern France has sent a 15-year-old student home twice in the last two weeks for wearing a long skirt that the principal ... «New York Times, Apr 15»

Policeman filmed up drunken women's skirts while on duty

A policeman preyed on drunken students in high heels and short skirts to film up their skirts with a secret camera. Pc Kevin Dwyer, 39, also twice crept up to a ... «Manchester Evening News, Feb 15»

Oregon judge: taking photos up girl's skirt not illegal

PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) - An Oregon judge has acquitted a 61-year-old man who admitted taking photographs up the skirt of a 13-year-old girl as she ... «Yahoo News, Feb 15»

Jennifer Lopez glows in satin skirt at Q&A for American Idol

Her latest polished look here featured a silky, cropped cream halter top and a full, pleated rich scarlet silk skirt from Sachin & Babi that was the epitome of ... «Daily Mail, Jan 15»

Woman steals TV by hiding it under her dress

... Rica was caught on camera walking out of a store with a television under her skirt. ... up to several boxes of TVs, picks one up and then puts it right up her skirt. «WLS-TV, Jan 15»