1.a woman’s outer garment fastened around the waist and hanging down around the legs.
2. [mass noun] informal women regarded as objects of sexual desire:so, Sandro, off to chase some skirt?
3.a surface that conceals or protects the wheels or underside of a vehicle or aircraft.
the curtain that hangs round the base of a hovercraft to contain the air cushion.
4. [mass noun] an animal’s diaphragm and other membranes as food
5.a small flap on a saddle, covering the bar from which the stirrup leather hangs.