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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Skirt \Skirt\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Skirted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Skirting}.]
1. To cover with a skirt; to surround.
Skirted his loins and thighs with downy gold. --Milton.
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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Skirting \Skirt"ing\, noun
1. (Arch.) A skirting board. [R.]
2. Skirts, taken collectivelly; material for skirts.
{Skirting board}, the board running around a room on the wall next the floor; baseboard.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
skirting
adjective: being all around the edges; enclosing; "his encircling arms"; "the room's skirting board needs painting" [syn: {encircling(a)}, {skirting(a)}]
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