skirts

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a piece of clothing that hangs from the waist and covers some or all of the legs, usually worn by women and girls:

She wore a denim skirt and a white shirt.

a long/short skirt

an outer covering or part to protect particular machines

beef (= meat from a cow) that is cut from the bottom part of the side of the animal:

There's an increasing market for the cheaper cuts of beef such as skirt.

Skirt steak is best medium-rare.

a way of referring to women who are considered sexually attractive:

Ever since the day they were married, her husband was off chasing every bit of skirt he could see.

to go around the edge of something:

Take the road which skirts (round) the town, not the one which goes through it.

to avoid discussing a subject or problem, usually because there are difficulties that you do not want to deal with:

The government has been accused of skirting round the issue of torture.

a piece of women’s clothing that hangs from the waist and does not have material between the legs, or the part of a dress below the waist:

She looked good in a skirt and blouse.

to go around or move along the edge of something:

We were skirting the highways and taking the back roads.