"foreskirt" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: foreskirts [plural]
Etymology: From fore- + skirt. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|fore|skirt}} fore- + skirt Head templates: {{en-noun}} foreskirt (plural foreskirts)
  1. The front skirt of a garment, in distinction from the train.

Inflected forms

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