skirt

Noun
  1. Cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist (synset 104238334)
    is a type of: cloth covering - a covering made of cloth
    has:
    • lap, lap covering - the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs
    • seat - the cloth covering for the buttocks
    is a part of: garment - an article of clothing
  2. A garment hanging from the waist;
    Worn mainly by girls and women (synset 104237870)
    is a type of: garment - an article of clothing
    subtypes:
    • ballet skirt, tutu - very short skirt worn by ballerinas
    • culotte - a divided skirt
    • full skirt - a long skirt gathered at the waist
    • gathered skirt - a skirt whose fabric is drawn together around the waist
    • grass skirt - a skirt made of long blades of grass
    • hobble skirt - a long skirt very narrow below the knees, worn between 1910 and 1914
    • crinoline, hoopskirt - a skirt stiffened with hoops
    • kilt - a knee-length pleated tartan skirt worn by men as part of the traditional dress in the Highlands of northern Scotland
    • lavalava - a skirt consisting of a rectangle of calico or printed cotton; worn by Polynesians (especially Samoans)
    • maxi - a long skirt ending below the calf
    • mini, miniskirt - a very short skirt
    • overskirt - an outer skirt worn over another skirt
    • sarong - a loose skirt consisting of brightly colored fabric wrapped around the body; worn by both women and men in the South Pacific
    has:
    • box pleat - a flat double pleat made by folding under the fabric on either side of it
    • kick pleat - pleat in back of a straight skirt to allow ease in walking
    • placket - a piece of cloth sewn under an opening
    • slide fastener, zip, zip fastener, zipper - a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab
    • sunburst pleat, sunray pleat - knife pleat cut on the bias to produce a flared effect
    • hemline - the line formed by the lower edge of a skirt or coat
  3. (Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar (synset 113116107)
    referred to in: fungi, fungus kingdom, kingdom fungi - the taxonomic kingdom including yeast, molds, smuts, mushrooms, and toadstools; distinct from the green plants
    is a type of: plant part, plant structure - any part of a plant or fungus
    is a part of: partial veil - membrane of the young sporophore of various mushrooms extending from the margin of the cap to the stem and is ruptured by growth; represented in mature mushroom by an annulus around the stem and sometimes a cortina on the margin of the cap
    same as: annulus
  4. Informal terms for a (young) woman (synset 110008583)
    is a type of: fille, girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman - a young female
    same as: bird, chick, dame, doll, wench
Verb
  1. Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) (synset 200811316)
    "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"
    is a type of: avoid - stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
    subtypes:
    • beg - dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted
    • quibble - evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections
    same as: circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, sidestep
  2. Pass around or about;
    Move along the border (synset 202056014)
    "The boat skirted the coast"
    is a type of: go by, go past, pass, pass by, surpass, travel by - move past
  3. Form the edge of (synset 202709571)
    is a type of: border, bound - form the boundary of; be contiguous to
  4. Extend on all sides of simultaneously;
    Encircle (synset 201469999)
    "The forest surrounds my property"
    is a type of: adjoin, contact, meet, touch - be in direct physical contact with; make contact
    subtypes:
    same as: border, environ, ring, surround

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