2. Skirts, taken collectivelly; material for skirts.
[1913 Webster]
{Skirting board}, the board running around a room on the wall next the floor; baseboard. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
skirting board — skirting boards N VAR Skirting board or skirting is a narrow length of wood which goes along the bottom of a wall in a room and makes a border between the walls and the floor. [BRIT] (in AM, use baseboard) … English dictionary
skirting board — also skirt|ing [ˈskə:tıŋ US ˈskə:r ] n [U and C] BrE a long narrow piece of wood that is fastened along the bottom of the walls in a room American Equivalent: baseboard … Dictionary of contemporary English
skirting board — skirting ,board noun count or uncount BRITISH a BASEBOARD … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
skirting board — UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms skirting board : singular skirting board plural skirting boards British a narrow piece of wood fixed to the bottom of the walls in a room … English dictionary
skirting-board — n. Washboard, skirting, mop board, surbase, baseboard … New dictionary of synonyms
skirting board — /ˈskɜtɪŋ bɔd/ (say skerting bawd) noun 1. Also, skirting. a line of boarding protecting an interior wall next to the floor. 2. Also, skirting table. the table on which a fleece is skirted …
skirting board — noun see skirting … New Collegiate Dictionary
skirting-board — skirˈting board noun The narrow board next to the floor round the walls of a room • • • Main Entry: ↑skirt … Useful english dictionary
skirting board — noun A panel, normally made of wood, between the floor and the interior wall of a structure. Syn: baseboard … Wiktionary
skirting-board — baseboard, panel (along the length of a wall) … English contemporary dictionary
