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skirting |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Skirt \Skirt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Skirted}; p. pr & vb n. {Skirting}.] 1. To cover with a skirt; to surround. Skirted his loins and thighs with downy gold. --Milton. 2. To border; to form the border or edge of to run along the edge of as the plain was skirted by rows of trees. ``When sundown skirts the moor.'' --Tennyson. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Skirting \Skirt"ing\, n. 1. (Arch.) A skirting board. [R.] 2. Skirts, taken collectivelly; material for skirts. {Skirting board}, the board running around a room on the wall next the floor; baseboard. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: skirting adj : being all around the edges; enclosing; "his encircling arms"; "the room's skirting board needs painting" [syn: {encircling(a)}, {skirting(a)}]
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