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skirt [noun]
US /skɝːt/ 
UK /skɜːt/ 
Example: 

She was ​wearing a ​​pink ​skirt.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

skirt

 noun
pronunciation
The word skirt sounds like hurt.

a piece of clothing for a woman or girl that hangs from the waist and covers part of the legs

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

skirt

I. skirt1 S3 /skɜːt $ skɜːrt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old Norse; Origin: skyrta 'shirt']
1. a piece of outer clothing worn by women and girls, which hangs down from the waist like the bottom part of a dress:
She wore a white blouse and a plain black skirt.
leather/pleated/cotton etc skirt
a green velvet skirt
short/long skirt
a short skirt and high heels
2. (also skirts [plural]) old-fashioned the part of a dress or coat that hangs down from the waist
3. the skirts of a forest/hill/village etc British English the outside edge of a forest etc SYN outskirts
4. a bit of skirt British English informal not polite an offensive expression meaning an attractive woman
II. skirt2 BrE AmE (also skirt around/round) verb [transitive]
1. to go around the outside edge of a place or area:
The old footpath skirts around the village.
2. to avoid talking about an important subject, especially because it is difficult or embarrassing – used to show disapproval:
a disappointing speech that skirted around all the main issues

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

skirt

skirt [skirt skirts skirted skirting] noun, verb   [skɜːt]    [skɜːrt] 

noun

1. countable a piece of clothing for a woman or girl that hangs from the waist

a long/short/straight/pleated, etc. skirt

 

2. countable (also skirts plural) the part of a dress, coat, etc. that hangs below the waist

3. countable an outer covering or part used to protect the base of a vehicle or machine
the rubber skirt around the bottom of a hovercraft  
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old Norse skyrta ‘shirt’; compare with synonymous Old English scyrte, also with short. The verb dates from the early 17th cent.  
Example Bank:
Her skirt rode up her thighs when she sat down.
I lifted the hem of my skirt.
I've worn both skirt suits and pant suits to interviews.
She sat down, smoothing her skirt.
She sat down, smoothing the skirt of her dress.
She tucked up her voluminous skirts to make room for Jane beside her.
She was wearing a short denim skirt.
She wore the plaid skirt that was the uniform of her private school.
The skirt falls just above the knee.

a green jacket with a matching skirt

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

skirt / skɜːt /   / skɝːt / noun [ C ]

A1 a piece of clothing for women and girls that hangs from the waist and does not have legs:

a long/short skirt

an outer covering or part to protect particular machines

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Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

skirt

/skɜ:(r)t/
(skirts, skirting, skirted)

1.
A skirt is a piece of clothing worn by women and girls. It fastens at the waist and hangs down around the legs.
N-COUNT

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

1skirt /ˈskɚt/ noun, pl skirts [count]
1 a : a piece of clothing worn by women and girls that hangs from the waist down
• She was wearing a short/long skirt.
- see color picture
- see also miniskirt
b : the part of a dress, coat, etc., that hangs from the waist down
• The skirt of her coat got caught in the car door.
- sometimes plural
• He gathered up the skirts of his robe as he climbed the stairs.
• a dress with full skirts
2 : an outer covering that hangs down to protect something
• They put a protective skirt around the base of the machine.