Skirt vs. Skit — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Skirt and Skit
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Definitions
Skirt➦
A skirt is the lower part of a dress or a separate outer garment that covers a person from the waist downwards.At its simplest, a skirt can be a draped garment made out of a single piece of fabric (such as pareos). However, most skirts are fitted to the body at the waist or hips and fuller below, with the fullness introduced by means of darts, gores, pleats, or panels.
Skit➦
A short, usually comic dramatic performance or work; a theatrical sketch.
Skirt➦
The part of a garment, such as a dress or coat, that hangs freely from the waist down.
Skit➦
A short humorous or satirical piece of writing.
Skirt➦
A garment hanging from the waist and worn especially by women and girls.
Skit➦
A short comic performance.
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Skirt➦
One of the leather flaps hanging from the side of a saddle.
Skit➦
A jeer or sally; a brief satire.
Skirt➦
The lower outer section of a rocket vehicle.
Skit➦
(obsolete) A wanton girl; a wench.
Skirt➦
A flexible strip hanging from the base of an air-cushion vehicle.
Skit➦
To make fun of.
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Skirt➦
A piece of fabric that extends over or beyond something to afford protection.
Skit➦
To leap aside; to caper.
Skirt➦
A spray skirt.
Skit➦
To cast reflections on; to asperse.
Skirt➦
An outer edge; a border or margin
A base camp on the skirt of the mountain.
Skit➦
A reflection; a jeer or gibe; a sally; a brief satire; a squib.
A similar vein satire upon the emptiness of writers is given in his "Tritical Essay upon the Faculties of the Human Mind;" but that is a mere skit compared with this strange performance.
Skirt➦
Offensive Slang A woman.
Skit➦
A wanton girl; a light wench.
Skirt➦
To lie along or form the edge of; border
The creek that skirts our property.
Skit➦
A short theatrical presentation, often comical or satirical. Comical skits are sometimes presented by amateur or ad hoc groups at parties, dinners, or other social gatherings.
Skirt➦
To pass around rather than across or through
Changed their course to skirt the storm.
Skit➦
A short theatrical episode
Skirt➦
To pass close to; miss narrowly
The bullet skirted an artery.
Skirt➦
To evade, as by circumlocution
Skirted the controversial issue.
Skirt➦
To lie along, move along, or be an edge or a border.
Skirt➦
An article of clothing, usually worn by women and girls, that hangs from the waist and covers the lower part of the body.
Skirt➦
The part of a dress or robe, etc., that hangs below the waist.
Skirt➦
A loose edging to any part of a dress.
Skirt➦
A petticoat.
Skirt➦
A woman.
Skirt➦
Women collectively, in a sexual context.
Skirt➦
Sexual intercourse with a woman.
Skirt➦
Border; edge; margin; extreme part of anything.
Skirt➦
The diaphragm, or midriff, in animals
Skirt➦
To be on or form the border of.
The plain was skirted by rows of trees.
Skirt➦
To move around or along the border of; to avoid the center of.
Skirt a mountain
Skirt➦
To cover with a skirt; to surround.
Skirt➦
To avoid or ignore (something); to manage to avoid (something or a problem); to skate by (something).
He skirted the issue of which parties to attend by staying at home instead.
Skirt➦
The lower and loose part of a coat, dress, or other like garment; the part below the waist; as, the skirt of a coat, a dress, or a mantle.
Skirt➦
A loose edging to any part of a dress.
A narrow lace, or a small skirt of ruffled linen, which runs along the upper part of the stays before, and crosses the breast, being a part of the tucker, is called the modesty piece.
Skirt➦
Border; edge; margin; extreme part of anything
Skirt➦
A petticoat.
Skirt➦
The diaphragm, or midriff, in animals.
Skirt➦
To cover with a skirt; to surround.
Skirted his loins and thighs with downy gold.
Skirt➦
To border; to form the border or edge of; to run along the edge of; as, the plain was skirted by rows of trees.
Skirt➦
To be on the border; to live near the border, or extremity.
Savages . . . who skirt along our western frontiers.
Skirt➦
Cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
Skirt➦
A garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women
Skirt➦
Informal terms for a (young) woman
Skirt➦
Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues);
He dodged the issue
She skirted the problem
They tend to evade their responsibilities
He evaded the questions skillfully
Skirt➦
Pass around or about; move along the border;
The boat skirted the coast
Skirt➦
Form the edge of
Skirt➦
Extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle;
The forest surrounds my property
