skirt

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
  2. noun a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women
  3. noun (Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar

Etymology

From Middle English skyrte, from Old Norse skyrta, from Proto-Germanic *skurtijǭ. Doublet of shirt. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Skoarte (“apron”), Dutch schort (“apron”), German Schürze (“apron”), Danish skørt (“skirt”), Swedish skört (“hem of a jacket”), Norwegian skjørt (“skirt”).

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