Skirting
noun, verb
noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Skirting boards collectively. countable, uncountable
"Challenger looked up at the cornice and round at the skirting."
- 2 skirts collectively; material for skirts countable, uncountable
- 3 The act of one who skirts around something, or avoids it. countable, uncountable
"[…] superficial: many of their descriptions, together with their own candid and often amusing comments and reactions, are well worth noting and reflecting upon; their skirtings around the laws of defamation are a joy to read and a lesson to us all; […]"
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of skirt form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 being all around the edges; enclosing wordnet
Example
More examples"From under the door there curled a little red ribbon of blood, which had meandered across the passage and formed a little pool along the skirting at the other side."
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