skirting board

skirt·ing board

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Definitions of skirting board words

noun skirting board fabric for making skirts. 1
noun skirting board Often, skirtings. low-grade wool and foreign matter removed from the outer edges of fleece. 1
noun skirting board Also called skirting board. British. baseboard (def 1). 1
noun skirting board baseboard 1
variable noun skirting board 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. 0
noun skirting board a skirting made of wood 0

before 1680

One of the 48% oldest English words

First recorded in 1680-90; skirt + -ing1

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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