skirting (verb)

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• skirt — [[t]skɜ͟ː(r)t[/t]] skirts, skirting, skirted 1) N COUNT A skirt is a piece of clothing worn by women and girls. It fastens at the waist and hangs down around the legs. 2) VERB Something that skirts an area is situated around the edge of it. [V n] …   English dictionary

• Glossary of German military terms — This is a list of words, terms, concepts, and slogans that were have been or are used by the German military. Ranks and translations of nicknames for vehicles are included. Also included are some general terms from the German language found… …   Wikipedia

• edge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Extreme border Nouns 1. edge, verge, brink, brow, brim, curb, margin, limit, boundary, border, skirt, rim, flange, side; mouth, jaws, lip; frame, fringe, flounce, frill, trim[ming], edging, skirting, hem …   English dictionary for students

• List of American words not widely used in the United Kingdom — This is a list of American words not widely used in the United Kingdom.* Words with specific American meanings that have different meanings in British English and/or additional meanings common to both dialects (e.g. pants , crib ) are to be found …   Wikipedia

• Modern Scots — Not to be confused with Scottish people. Scots language History …   Wikipedia

• skirt — /skɜt / (say skert) noun 1. the lower part of a gown, coat, or the like, hanging from the waist. 2. a separate garment (outer or under) worn by women and girls, extending from the waist downwards. 3. some part resembling or suggesting the skirt… …  

• MOSES — (Heb. מֹשֶׁה; LXX, Mōusēs; Vulg. Moyses), leader, prophet, and lawgiver (set in modern chronology in the first half of the 13th century B.C.E.). Commissioned to take the Israelites out of Egypt, Moses led them from his 80th year to his death at… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Khoikhoi — The Khoikhoi ( people people or real people ) or Khoi, in standardised Khoekhoe/Nama orthography spelled Khoekhoe, are a historical division of the Khoisan ethnic group, who were the native Black Africans of southwestern Africa, closely related… …   Wikipedia

• skirt — 1. noun a) An article of clothing, usually worn by women and girls, that hangs from the waist and covers the lower part of the body. I like purple best, said Maida. And old Schlegel has promised to make it for $8. Its going to be lovely. Im going …   Wiktionary

• fringe — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. edge, border, outskirts; edging; perimeter. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The extreme edge] Syn. border, borderline, margin, periphery; see edge 1 . 2. [A raveled or decorative edge] Syn. flounce, hem,… …   English dictionary for students

• hem — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. edging, fringe, frill. See edge. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. border, skirting, edging, piping, selvage; see also edge 1 , fringe 2 , rim , trimming . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. edge, border, edging …   English dictionary for students