skirt — a piece of clothing worn by women and girls that hangs from the waist
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a piece of clothing worn by women and girls that hangs from the waist
Pronunciation (IPA): /skɜːrt/
Example Sentences
- My grandmother always said 'A lady never sits down without checking her skirt first.'
- The politician tried to skirt the controversial question about taxes.
- Her skirt got caught in the escalator, creating the most embarrassing moment of her life.
skirt
NOUN[/skɜːrt/]
a piece of clothing worn by women and girls that hangs from the waist
She twirled in her new skirt, watching it flare out like a flower.
My SK-irt HURT my legs when I tripped!
Clean skirt meets dirt, white shirt gets hurt!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Old Norse 'skyrta' meaning a shirt or short garment. The word traveled through Middle English and Scandinavian languages before entering English, originally referring to any short garment before specializing to mean a woman's lower garment.
Breakdown
skirt (no clear morpheme breakdown in English; comes directly from Old Norse 'skyrta' as a single root word)
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My grandmother always said 'A lady never sits down without checking her skirt first.'”
“The politician tried to skirt the controversial question about taxes.”
“Her skirt got caught in the escalator, creating the most embarrassing moment of her life.”
“The hiking trail skirts the edge of the cliff.”
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