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| blazer |
a jacket similar to a suit jacket in design but typically worn with a non-matching pair of slacks or skirt. [1/2 definitions] |
| bloomer1 |
an outfit formerly worn by girls and women consisting of billowy trousers, gathered at the ankle and worn under a skirt and often with a jacket and wide-brimmed hat. [1/3 definitions] |
| blouse |
a piece of clothing worn on the upper body, usually by women and girls. A blouse is similar to a shirt, but it may have more detailed sewing or more decoration, or it may be made of a fancier fabric such as satin or silk. A blouse is worn with either a skirt or pants. |
| circumvent |
to go around; skirt; bypass. [1/2 definitions] |
| crinoline |
a stiff petticoat worn under a full skirt to make it stand out. [2/3 definitions] |
| culottes |
women's pants made short and with wide legs so as to resemble a skirt. |
| dirndl |
a full, gathered skirt, or a dress with such a skirt, usu. in bright colors. |
| doublet |
a snug jacket, sometimes sleeveless and sometimes having a short skirt, worn by men during the Renaissance. [1/4 definitions] |
| dress |
a piece of clothing usually worn by girls or women. A dress has a top or blouse connected to a skirt. [1/7 definitions] |
| farthingale |
a hoop worn by women in the sixteenth century to widen the skirt from the waist. |
| floor-length |
extending to the floor, as a skirt, dress, or robe; full-length. |
| hanbok |
traditional Korean clothing, esp. a garment consisting of a short, long-sleeved jacket and a very high-waisted flowing skirt. |
| high heels |
women's shoes with heels that are somewhat or very high, typically worn with a dress or skirt. |
| hoop |
a circular support for a woman's old-fashioned full skirt. [1/7 definitions] |
| hoop skirt |
a long, full skirt, fashionable in the eighteenth century, that was made to bell out by hoops worn beneath. |
| kick pleat |
a double pleat with the edges folded toward each other, as at the bottom of a skirt. |
| kilt |
a plaid wool skirt that has pleats. Kilts are worn by men in Scotland. |
| kirtle |
a long loose skirt or gown worn by women in the Middle Ages. |
| lavalava |
a printed cotton garment worn as a loin cloth or skirt in Polynesia, esp. by Samoans; pareu. |
| mini |
a very short skirt; miniskirt. [1/2 definitions] |
| miniskirt |
a very short skirt. |
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