(1):
(v. t.) To be on the border; to live near the border, or extremity.
(2):
(n.) A petticoat.
(3):
(n.) The diaphragm, or midriff, in animals.
(4):
(n.) 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.
(5):
(n.) A loose edging to any part of a dress.
(6):
(n.) Border; edge; margin; extreme part of anything
(7):
(v. t.) To cover with a skirt; to surround.
(8):
(v. t.) To border; to form the border or edge of; to run along the edge of; as, the plain was skirted by rows of trees.