Definition of Full skirt

1. Noun. A long skirt gathered at the waist.

Terms within: Gore, Panel
Generic synonyms: Skirt

Lexicographical Neighbors of Full Skirt

full of life
full of one's self
full of oneself
full on
full orthodontic treatment
full out
full page
full phase of the moon
full point
full professor
full radiator
full rhyme
full screen
full service bank
full skirt (current term)
full speed ahead
full stop
full stops
full term
full throttle
full tilt
full tilt boogie
full time
full to the brim
full to the gills
full toss
full tosses
full treatment
full up

Literary usage of Full skirt

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Godey's Magazine by Louis Antoine Godey, Sarah Josepha Buell Hale (1896)
"A Spanish costume is an easy thing to manage ; it consists of a full skirt of silk or colored cambric, reaching well above the ankles and covered with ..."

2. Dressmaking: A Manual for Schools and Colleges by Jane Fales (1917)
"The hip line 6' down should be, for a straight skirt, 2" more than the correct hip measure; for a full skirt, the correct hip measure; at 10* down, ..."

3. Babyhood: Devoted Exclusively to the Care of Infants and Young Children (1890)
"Now that the shop windows and counters are full of embroideries again for summer uses, it will The moderately full skirt is laid in flat plaits at the top, ..."

4. Germ Warfareby John Lonergan by John Lonergan (2001)
"Nina's full skirt billowed as the wind blew through it, swinging as she walked. Robert liked the way her hair fell in waves down her back. ..."

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