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Skirt.


1. (Milling.) The margin: as the skirt or external periphery of a mill-stone; e. g. from the eye to the skirt the leader-furrows run.


2. (Dress.) a. The hanging portion of a garment below the waist, as of a gown or coat.

b. A petticoat.

Hoop-skirt.

Ingenuity is exerted in —

Skirt-clasps.Skirt-supporters.
Skirt-elevators.Skirt-springs.
Skirt-metal binding.Skirt-tapes.
Skirt-protectors.Skirt-waistbands.

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