n. The lower and hanging part of a coat or other garment; the part of a garment below the waist.n. A woman's petticoat; the part of a woman's dress that hangs from the waist; formerly, a woman's lap.n. A hanging part, loose from the rest: as, the skirt of a saddle. See cut under saddle.n. A narrow frill, corresponding to what would now be called a ruffle.n. Border; edge; margin; extreme part: as, the skirts of a town.n. In milling, the margin of a millstone.n. Milit., same as base, 2.n. The midriff or diaphragm: so called from its appearance, as seen in butchers' meat. Also skirting.To border; form the border or edge of; move along the edge of.To be or live on the border; also, to move along a border, shore, or edge.Specifically, in hunting, to go round hedges and gates instead of jumping over or breaking through: said of a man or dog.A dialectal form of squirt.