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1 skirt
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause to skirt[Swahili Word] -ambaza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] grass skirt[English Plural] grass skirts[Swahili Word] ramba[Swahili Plural] ramba[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Note] derived from Malagasy: lamba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] skirt[English Plural] skirts[Swahili Word] skati[Swahili Plural] skati[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Eng.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] skirt[English Plural] skirts[Swahili Word] sketa[Swahili Plural] sketa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Eng.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] skirt[English Plural] skirts[Swahili Word] sketi[Swahili Plural] sketi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] skirt[Swahili Word] -ambaa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
2 border
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] border[English Plural] borders[Swahili Word] mpaka[Swahili Plural] mipaka[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Related Words] paka[English Example] Amin announced completely arbitrarily that he had changed the borders; With respect to fishing the place that is most highly regarded is that between Kipini and the border of Kenya and Somalia.[Swahili Example] Amin alitangaza kwa jeuri kabisa kuwa amebadili mipaka [Nyerere, Masomo 274]; Kwa upande wa uvuvi, sehemu inayosifika sana ni ile kati ya Kipini na mpaka wa Kenya na Somalia [Masomo 155]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] border[Swahili Word] aheri[Swahili Plural] aheri[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] border[Swahili Word] akheri[Swahili Plural] akheri[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] border[Swahili Word] auwali ya nchi[Swahili Plural] auwali ya nchi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] border[Swahili Word] awali ya nchi[Swahili Plural] awali ya nchi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] border[Swahili Word] mwalamu[Swahili Plural] miwalamu[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] alama N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] border[Swahili Word] mialamu[Swahili Plural] mialamu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] border[Swahili Word] rinda[Swahili Plural] marinda[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] border[English Plural] borders[Swahili Word] ukingo[Swahili Plural] kingo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kinga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] border[Swahili Word] upindo[Swahili Plural] pindo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10[Derived Word] pinda V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] border (of a cloth)[Swahili Word] pindo[Swahili Plural] mapindo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] pinda V[English Example] He held the lower border of the kanzu he wore[Swahili Example] alilishika pindo la chini la kanzu aliyovaa [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] border (of a skirt etc.)[Swahili Word] marinda[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ornamental border woven on[Swahili Word] taraza[Swahili Plural] taraza[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] border on[Swahili Word] -changamana[Part of Speech] verb[Class] assoc-stat[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -changa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] border on[Swahili Word] -paka[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mpaka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie side by side[Swahili Word] -pakana[Part of Speech] verb[Class] associative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -paka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] border on each other[Swahili Word] -pakana[Part of Speech] verb[Class] associative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -paka------------------------------------------------------------ -
3 edge
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cutting edge (of a knife)[English Plural] cutting edges[Swahili Word] chinjoni[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cutting edge (of a knife)[English Plural] cutting edges[Swahili Word] machinjoni[Swahili Plural] machinjoni[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6/6[Derived Word] chinja------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] edge[English Plural] edges[Swahili Word] genge[Swahili Plural] magenge[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] edge[English Plural] edges[Swahili Word] hanamu[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] hanamu ya chombo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] edge[English Plural] edges[Swahili Word] kando[Swahili Plural] kando[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] edge[English Plural] edges[Swahili Word] kikunjo[Swahili Plural] vikunjo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kunja------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] edge[English Plural] edges[Swahili Word] mialamu[Swahili Plural] mialamu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] edge[English Plural] edges[Swahili Word] mwalamu[Swahili Plural] miwalamu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] alama N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] edge[English Plural] edges[Swahili Word] ombwe[Swahili Plural] ombwe[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] edge[English Plural] edges[Swahili Word] pambizo[Swahili Plural] mapambizo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[English Example] The edge of the table[Swahili Example] pambizo la meza------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] edge[English Plural] edges[Swahili Word] pembizo[Swahili Plural] mapembizo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[English Example] The edge of the table[Swahili Example] pambizo la meza------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] edge[English Plural] edges[Swahili Word] pindo[Swahili Plural] mapindo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] pinda V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] edge[English Plural] edges[Swahili Word] rinda[Swahili Plural] marinda[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] edge[English Plural] edges[Swahili Word] ukando[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] ukando wa mto------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] edge[English Plural] edges[Swahili Word] ukingo[Swahili Plural] kingo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kinga[English Example] now Rozi drew to the edge of the couch on which she was seated[Swahili Example] Rozi sasa alisogea penye ukingo wa kochi alilokalia [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] edge[English Plural] edges[Swahili Word] upindo[Swahili Plural] pindo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] edge[English Plural] edges[Swahili Word] ushi[Swahili Plural] nyushi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] edge[Swahili Word] -kunga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] edge (of a roof)[English Plural] edges[Swahili Word] kipaa[Swahili Plural] vipaa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] paa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] edge (of a skirt etc)[English Plural] edges[Swahili Word] marinda[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] edge (sharp part of knife or sword)[English Plural] edges[Swahili Word] makali[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[Derived Word] kali[Swahili Example] kisu kirefu chenye makali yanayong'aa [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------ -
4 fold
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be folded[Swahili Word] -kunjwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[Swahili Example] anatoa kitambaa kilichokunjwa kinadhifu [Muk], uso wake umekunjwa [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fold[English Plural] folds[Swahili Word] kikunjo[Swahili Plural] vikunjo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kunja------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fold[English Plural] folds[Swahili Word] kunjo[Swahili Plural] makunjo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kunja------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fold[English Plural] folds[Swahili Word] kunyanzi[Swahili Plural] makunyanzi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fold[English Plural] folds[Swahili Word] mkunjo[Swahili Plural] mikunjo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] kunja V[Swahili Example] suruali yenye mkunjo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fold[English Plural] folds[Swahili Word] mkuto[Swahili Plural] mikuto[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] kuta V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fold[English Plural] folds[Swahili Word] tabaka[Swahili Plural] matabaka[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fold[English Plural] folds[Swahili Word] zizi[Swahili Plural] mazizi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fold[Swahili Word] -finyo[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fold[Swahili Word] -kunga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fold[Swahili Word] -kunja[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] ile barua aliikunjakunja [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fold[Swahili Word] -minika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fold[Swahili Word] -pinda[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fold[Swahili Word] -tabikisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fold (of a skirt)[English Plural] folds[Swahili Word] rinda[Swahili Plural] marinda[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[English Example] A light cloth with many folds[Swahili Example] kitambaa chepesi chenye marinda mengi [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fold (of clothing)[English Plural] folds[Swahili Word] kipindo[Swahili Plural] vipindo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pinda------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fold (the arms)[Swahili Word] -tataga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fold (up)[Swahili Word] -kunja[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] kunjo N[Swahili Example] kunja uso; kunja miguu; kunja uzi [Rec][Note] kunda------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fold of loincloth (used as pocket)[English Plural] folds[Swahili Word] kibindo[Swahili Plural] vibindo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fold over[Swahili Word] -peta[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fold(ing)[Swahili Word] upeto[Swahili Plural] peto[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10[Derived Word] peta V[Swahili Example] alizitazama peto za maumbile za juu ya kipaji cha uso [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------ -
5 pleat
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pleat[English Plural] pleats[Swahili Word] kikunjo[Swahili Plural] vikunjo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kunja------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pleat[English Plural] pleats[Swahili Word] rinda[Swahili Plural] marinda[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pleat (of a skirt, etc.)[English Plural] pleats[Swahili Word] marinda[Swahili Plural] marinda[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6/6------------------------------------------------------------ -
6 pleats
[English Word] the pleats of a skirt or similar pleats[Swahili Word] marinda[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6------------------------------------------------------------ -
7 turn
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] a wife's turn for sleeping with her husband (in polygyny)[English Plural] wives' turns for sleeping with their husbands[Swahili Word] ngono[Swahili Plural] ngono[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -gona------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be turned[Swahili Word] -pindwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] by turns[Swahili Word] kipokee[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Word] pokea V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] by turns[Swahili Word] kipokeo[Swahili Plural] vipokeo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Word] pokea V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take turns[Swahili Word] -pokezana[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take turns[Swahili Word] -pokezanya[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] duru[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] kizingo[Swahili Plural] vizingo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -zinga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] mara[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] mazingazinga[Swahili Plural] mazingazinga[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6/6[Derived Word] zinga V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] mazunguko[Swahili Plural] mazunguko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6/6[Derived Word] zungua V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] mzunguko[Swahili Plural] mizunguko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -zunguka[Related Words] -zungua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] pindi[Swahili Plural] pindi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pinda------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] safari[Swahili Plural] safari[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] zingo[Swahili Plural] mazingo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] zinga V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] zamu[Swahili Plural] zamu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] laugh, for be not in doubt, your turn will come[Swahili Example] cheka usiwe na shaka, itakuja zamu yako [Shaaban Robert, <i>Cheka kwa Furaha</i>]; hii ilikuwa zamu yake kuutambua ukweli [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -betabeta[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -fingirika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -furukuta[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -gaga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -geuka[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] geua v[Swahili Example] yule kijana aligeuka tena kumtazama Subira [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -geuza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] geua v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -gueza[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] mwalimu Matata akiingiza ufunguo mlangoni na kuugeuza [Muk], kwa muda mrefu alijigeuza huku na huku kujitazama [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -kata mkono[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] he flew on his bicycle and turned left[Swahili Example] akarukia baiskeli na kuikata mkono wa kushoto [Ya]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -vingirika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -zinga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn (on a lathe)[Swahili Word] -gesa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn (on a lathe)[Swahili Word] -kereza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] kerezo, mkereza------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn (sudden)[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] pindu[Swahili Plural] mapindu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] pinda V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn (the head scornfully)[Swahili Word] -deua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn a new leaf[Swahili Word] -ongoka nafsi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] ongoa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn around (of a person)[Swahili Word] -jipindua[Part of Speech] verb[Class] reflexive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pinda, -pindua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn aside[Swahili Word] -kengeua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] ukengefu[Swahili Example] kengeua njia[Note] depart from/turn off a path/road.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn bad (of perishable goods)[Swahili Word] -doda[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn down[Swahili Word] -katalia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kataa[English Example] I have turned him down[Swahili Example] nimemkatalia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn from the right way[Swahili Word] -kengeua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn inside out[Swahili Word] -fidua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn inside out[Swahili Word] -fudua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn into[Swahili Word] -siri[Part of Speech] verb[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn off[Swahili Word] -funga[Part of Speech] verb[Terminology] electricity------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn off[Swahili Word] -kengeua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] ukengefu[Swahili Example] kengeua njia[Note] depart from/turn off a path/road.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn off[Swahili Word] -zima[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -zimia, -zimika, -zimisha, -zimua, -zimwa[English Example] when you leave, turn off the light[Swahili Example] ukiondoka, zima taa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn on (an electric light)[Swahili Word] -washa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn one's back[Swahili Word] -pa kisogo[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -pa, kisogoni, kogo[Swahili Definition] tendo, namna au hali ya kusongwa au kusonga[English Example] she moved away two paces and turned her back on him[Swahili Example] aliondoka hatua mbili na kumpa kisogo [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn out[Swahili Word] -ja[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] jio, kijakazi, kijio, kinjia, mja, mjakazi, mjio, njia, ujaji, ujia, ujio[English Example] it will turn out that I have to go on a trip[Swahili Example] nitakuja kusafiri [Rec]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn over[Swahili Word] -petua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn over[Swahili Word] -sinua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn over[Swahili Word] -stakabadhi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn over[Swahili Word] -viringisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Word] viringa V[Swahili Example] kila mmoja anayaviringisha maneno ya Diana akilini mwake------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn over (the pages)[Swahili Word] -pambua[Part of Speech] verb[Class] inversive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pamba[English Example] the girl's lined fingers are turning over the pages of that newspaper[Swahili Example] vidole laini vya msichana vinazipambua kurasa za jarida lile [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn restlessly[Swahili Word] -gaagaa[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mgaagaa[English Example] she was moaning and turning restlessly in her bed[Swahili Example] alikuwa akipiga kite na kugaragara juu ya kitanda chake [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn round[Swahili Word] -geuza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] geua v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn round and round[Swahili Word] -zungusha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn something[Swahili Word] -fingirisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn the back[Swahili Word] -pa mgongo[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn the face[Swahili Word] -pa uso[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn toward[Swahili Word] -pindulia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-inver[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pinda, -pindua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn up[Swahili Word] -ogelea[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Word] oga V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn up[Swahili Word] -peta[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] tuck up a garment.[Swahili Example] peta nguo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn up (clothing to protect it from dirt or damp)[Swahili Word] -pania[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] turn up the pants (turn up the trouser legs)[Swahili Example] pania suruali------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn up (skirt or trousers to keep them clean)[Swahili Word] -sega[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] turn up clothes[Swahili Example] saga nguo.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn up the ground preparatory to planting[Swahili Word] -buruga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn upside down[Swahili Word] -petua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn upside down[Swahili Word] -pindua[Part of Speech] verb[Class] inversive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pinda[English Example] turn the page of a book[Swahili Example] pindua ukurasa wa kitabu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn upside-down[Swahili Word] -pituka[Part of Speech] verb[Class] potential[English Example] Mrs Tamima and her family turned the houses upside-down[Swahili Example] Bi Tamima na umati wake walipita na kupituka vyumba [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------
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Skirt, Hirari — Single par AKB48 Face A Skirt, Hirari Face B Aozora no Soba ni Ite Sortie 7 juin 2006 Durée 18:18 … Wikipédia en Français
skirt´like´ — skirt «skurt», noun, verb. –n. 1. a woman s or girl s outer garment that hangs from the waist: »The triangle flare skirt is fully lined…to give it a majestic sweep from a tiny waist to the billowed hem (New Yorker). 2. the part of a dress that… … Useful english dictionary
skirt´er — skirt «skurt», noun, verb. –n. 1. a woman s or girl s outer garment that hangs from the waist: »The triangle flare skirt is fully lined…to give it a majestic sweep from a tiny waist to the billowed hem (New Yorker). 2. the part of a dress that… … Useful english dictionary
Skirt — Skirt, n. [OE. skyrt, of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. skyrta a shirt, Sw. sk[ o]rt a skirt, skjorta a shirt. See {Shirt}.] 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
skirt — [n1] border, edge brim, brink, fringe, hem, margin, outskirts, perimeter, periphery, purlieus, rim, skirting, verge; concepts 484,825 Ant. center, inside, interior, middle skirt [n2] ladies’ garment that hangs from waist culottes, dirndl, dress,… … New thesaurus
Skirt — Skirt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Skirted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Skirting}.] 1. To cover with a skirt; to surround. [1913 Webster] Skirted his loins and thighs with downy gold. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To border; to form the border or edge of; to run… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Skirt — Skirt, v. t. To be on the border; to live near the border, or extremity. [1913 Webster] Savages . . . who skirt along our western frontiers. S. S. Smith. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Skirt Mountain — is a 347 m (1148 ft) mountain lying approximately 13 km northwest of Victoria, British Columbia. It is a part of the Gowlland Range (part of the Vancouver Island Ranges), which extends from the Highlands through Metchosin. The mountain is a… … Wikipedia
skirt — (n.) c.1300, lower part of a woman s dress, from O.N. skyrta shirt, see SHIRT (Cf. shirt). Sense development from shirt to skirt is possibly related to the long shirts of peasant garb (Cf. Low Ger. cognate Schört, in some dialects woman s gown ) … Etymology dictionary
skirt|less — «SKURT lihs», adjective. 1. having no skirt: »a skirtless coat. 2. wearing no skirt: »Trousers, such as skirtless feminine bicyclists adopt (London Daily News) … Useful english dictionary
skirt — ► NOUN 1) a woman s outer garment fastened around the waist and hanging down around the legs. 2) the part of a coat or dress that hangs below the waist. 3) a surface that conceals or protects the wheels or underside of a vehicle or aircraft. 4)… … English terms dictionary
