[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/skirt/) [dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [S](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/s/) / skirt # skirt noun (a skirt, skirts); verb (skirt, skirts, skirted, skirting) «skirt» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova. ## Everyday 1. A skirt is a piece of clothing worn by women and girls that hangs from the waist and has no separate legs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skirt/#m1) 2. The skirt of a dress or coat is the part below the waist. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skirt/#m2) 3. To skirt something means to go round the edge of it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skirt/#m3) 4. To skirt (round) a problem or question means to avoid talking about it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skirt/#m4) ### In the lessons In everyday life it is about school uniform (skirt or trousers), shopping and clothes. In stories the verb shows a path going round something, or someone dodging a hard topic. Phrases: «a pleated skirt», «a school skirt», «skirt round the edge», «skirt the issue», «skirting board» (a strip at the bottom of a wall). ### Examples - She wore a grey pleated skirt to school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skirt/#x1) - Girls may choose a skirt or trousers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skirt/#x2) - The path skirted the lake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skirt/#x3) - We skirted round the muddy field. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skirt/#x4) - The politician skirted the question about money. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skirt/#x5) - Her skirt swirled as she danced. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skirt/#x6) - The kilt is a kind of skirt worn by Scottish men. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skirt/#x7) - Mum painted the skirting board white. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skirt/#x8) - Wandering along the banks of the Tigris, they skirted a garden enclosed by a high wall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skirt/#x9) ### Note Countable noun: a skirt, skirts. Verb: skirted, skirting; often «skirt (round/around) something». A Scottish kilt looks like a skirt but is traditional men's dress. In some schools anyone may wear a skirt; trousers are always allowed for girls. ## In Jewish tradition Skirt means the edge or hem of a garment. "Uncovering a father's skirt" is an old way of speaking of a forbidden marriage. **Interpretation.** The law against uncovering a father's skirt is read as a ban on marrying one's father's wife. The robe of the high priest had pomegranates and bells at its hem. ### Examples - A man shall not take his father's wife, and shall not uncover his father's skirt. (Torah DEU.22.30, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/skirt/#x1) - Cursed be he that lieth with his father's wife; because he hath uncovered his father's skirt. (Torah DEU.27.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/skirt/#x2) - And they made upon the skirts of the robe pomegranates of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen. (Torah EXO.39.24, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/skirt/#x3) - Therefore will I also uncover thy skirts upon thy face, and thy shame shall appear. (Prophets JER.13.26, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/skirt/#x4) - Thou shalt also take thereof a few by number, and bind them in thy skirts. (Prophets EZK.5.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/skirt/#x5) - And it came to pass afterward, that David's heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt. (Prophets 1SA.24.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/skirt/#x6) ### Note Countable noun: a skirt, skirts. Verb: skirted, skirting; often «skirt (round/around) something». A Scottish kilt looks like a skirt but is traditional men's dress. In some schools anyone may wear a skirt; trousers are always allowed for girls. ## On Mova - [Trees and pragmatics of «skirt» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skirt/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«skirt» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/skirt.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «skirt» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/skirt/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«skirt» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/skirt.html) on Mova free.