n. [ OE. skyrt, of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. skyrta a shirt, Sw. skört 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, or a mantle. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A loose edging to any part of a dress. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] A narrow lace, or a small skirt of ruffled linen, which runs along the upper part of the stays before, and crosses the breast, being a part of the tucker, is called the modesty piece. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. Border; edge; margin; extreme part of anything “Here in the skirts of the forest.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. A petticoat. [ 1913 Webster ] 5. The diaphragm, or midriff, in animals. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ] |