skirting

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skirting

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of skirt

noun skirtings

countable, uncountable Skirting boards collectively. Challenger looked up at the cornice and round at the skirting.
countable, uncountable skirts collectively; material for skirts
countable, uncountable The act of one who skirts around something, or avoids it. […] 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; […]

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@misc{skirting_2026,
  title = {skirting},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/skirting},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}