skirting
Collocations
4ADJ.
adriatic, crucial, round, round, still
VERB + SKIRTING
got, pulled, punches, stop
SKIRTING + NOUN
mouldings, parapet
PREP.
around, in, with
Definitions
noun
Skirting boards collectively.
Challenger looked up at the cornice and round at the skirting.
The stateroom walls are veneered with finely figured English chestnut with the skirting and mouldings in English walnut.
skirts collectively; material for skirts
The act of one who skirts around something, or avoids it.
[…] superficial: many of their descriptions, together with their own candid and often amusing comments and reactions, are well worth noting and reflecting upon; their skirtings around the laws of defamation are a joy to read and a lesson to us all; […]
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6Challenger looked up at the cornice and round at the skirting.
WiktionaryThe stateroom walls are veneered with finely figured English chestnut with the skirting and mouldings in English walnut.
Wiktionary[…] superficial: many of their descriptions, together with their own candid and often amusing comments and reactions, are well worth noting and reflecting upon; their skirtings around the laws of defa
WiktionarySheer o'er the highest roof-top to the sky, / skirting the parapet, a watch-tower rose, / whence camp and fleet and city met the eye.
Tatoeba · #6832301The documentary pulled its punches, skirting round some crucial questions.
Tatoeba · #10455508Will you stop skirting around it?
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