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maxiskirt

UK/ˈmæksiˌskɜːt/

maxiskirt noun: a skirt whose hemline descends to the ankles.

Noun

maxiskirt (plural maxiskirts)

  1. A skirt whose hemline descends to the ankles.
    • The mere mention of baked brie cheese with sliced green apples, for example, conjures both exhilaration for a time when the melty treasure seemed the height of sophistication and the embarrassment of serving what, in retrospect, seems like the maxiskirt of the table.2009 September 6, Kim Severson, “The Fickle Palate”, in New York Times

Forms of maxiskirt

pluralmaxiskirts

Origin of maxiskirt

From maxi- + skirt.

Questions about maxiskirt

What does maxiskirt mean?
Maxiskirt means a skirt whose hemline descends to the ankles.
What part of speech is maxiskirt?
Maxiskirt is a noun.
How do you pronounce maxiskirt?
Maxiskirt is pronounced /ˈmæksiˌskɜːt/ (UK).
What is the plural of maxiskirt?
The plural of maxiskirt is maxiskirts.

Words near maxiskirt in the dictionary

  1. maxiscooter
  2. maxiscooters
  3. maxiseries
  4. maxisingle
  5. maxisingles
  6. maxiskirt
  7. maxiskirts
  8. maxitive
  9. Maxiton
  10. Maxitons
  11. maxixe

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