Skirting

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Skirt \Skirt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Skirted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Skirting}.]
     1. To cover with a skirt; to surround.
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              Skirted his loins and thighs with downy gold.


                                                    --Milton.
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     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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Skirting \Skirt"ing\, n.
     1. (Arch.) A skirting board. [R.]
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     2. Skirts, taken collectivelly; material for skirts.
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     {Skirting board}, the board running around a room on the wall
        next the floor; baseboard.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  skirting
       adj : being all around the edges; enclosing; "his encircling
             arms"; "the room's skirting board needs painting" [syn:
              {encircling(a)}, {skirting(a)}]