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foreskirt

foreskirt noun: the front skirt (part) of a dress, in distinction from the train.

Noun

foreskirt (plural foreskirts)

  1. (historical) The front skirt (part) of a dress, in distinction from the train.
    • Honour's train is longer than his foreskirt.1613 (date written), William Shakespeare, [John Fletcher], “The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio)...

Forms of foreskirt

pluralforeskirts

Origin of foreskirt

From fore- + skirt.

Questions about foreskirt

What does foreskirt mean?
Foreskirt means the front skirt (part) of a dress, in distinction from the train.
What part of speech is foreskirt?
Foreskirt is a noun.
What is the plural of foreskirt?
The plural of foreskirt is foreskirts.

Words near foreskirt in the dictionary

  1. foreskin-eaters
  2. foreskinless
  3. foreskinned
  4. foreskinning
  5. foreskins
  6. foreskirt
  7. foreskirts
  8. foreslack
  9. foreslacked
  10. foreslacking
  11. foreslacks

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