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skirt

noun [C]
 
 
/skɜːt/ US  /skɝːt/

Definition

A1 a piece of clothing for women and girls that hangs from the waist and does not have legs: a long/short skirtSkirts and kilts an outer covering or part to protect particular machinesMachine parts
(Definition of skirt noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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