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pencil skirt

/ˈpɛnsəl skɜːt/

pencil skirt noun: a slim skirt (clothing) with a straight and narrow cut, usually approximately knee-length.

pencil skirt: a slim skirt (clothing) with a straight and narrow cut, usually approximately knee-length
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Noun

pencil skirt (plural pencil skirts)

  1. A slim skirt (clothing) with a straight and narrow cut, usually approximately knee-length.
    • Anna decided to wear a black pencil skirt with her blue blouse that day to work.
    • And for Italian sportswear giant MaxMara, the cornerstone of the show was a crisp khaki safari jacket shown over a pencil skirt.2004 November 1, Kate Betts, “Into the Wild”, in Time

Forms of pencil skirt

pluralpencil skirts

Origin of pencil skirt

From pencil + skirt, referring to its shape.

Words formed from pencil skirt

Questions about pencil skirt

What does pencil skirt mean?
Pencil skirt means a slim skirt (clothing) with a straight and narrow cut, usually approximately knee-length.
What part of speech is pencil skirt?
Pencil skirt is a noun.
How do you pronounce pencil skirt?
Pencil skirt is pronounced /ˈpɛnsəl skɜːt/.
What is the plural of pencil skirt?
The plural of pencil skirt is pencil skirts.

Words near pencil skirt in the dictionary

  1. pencil pusher
  2. pencil pushers
  3. pencil pushing
  4. pencil sharpener
  5. pencil sharpeners
  6. pencil skirt
  7. pencil skirts
  8. pencil squid
  9. pencil stub
  10. pencil stubs
  11. pencil test

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