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puffball skirt

puffball skirt noun: a skirt whose hemline curves inwards and upwards, somewhat resembling a puffball mushroom.

puffball skirt: a skirt whose hemline curves inwards and upwards, somewhat resembling a puffball mushroom
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Noun

puffball skirt (plural puffball skirts)

  1. A skirt whose hemline curves inwards and upwards, somewhat resembling a puffball mushroom.
    • French taffeta evening separates – a puffball skirt, and a ruffled blouse – were pressed flat to drag them up to date.2017 October 2, Jess Cartner-Morle, “Stella McCartney lays waste to disposable fashion in Paris”, in the Guardian
    Synonyms:
    bubble skirt

Synonyms of puffball skirt

  • bubble skirt

Forms of puffball skirt

pluralpuffball skirts

Origin of puffball skirt

From puffball + skirt.

Words that rhyme with puffball skirt

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Questions about puffball skirt

What does puffball skirt mean?
Puffball skirt means a skirt whose hemline curves inwards and upwards, somewhat resembling a puffball mushroom.
What part of speech is puffball skirt?
Puffball skirt is a noun.
What is the plural of puffball skirt?
The plural of puffball skirt is puffball skirts.

Words near puffball skirt in the dictionary

  1. puffback
  2. puffback flycatcher
  3. puffback flycatchers
  4. puffbacks
  5. puffball
  6. puffball skirt
  7. puffball skirts
  8. puffballs
  9. puffbird
  10. puffbirds
  11. puffbutt

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