skirt-dance

1 of 2

intransitive verb

: to execute a skirt dance

skirt-dancer

ˈ⸗ˌ⸗⸗

noun

skirt dance

2 of 2

noun

1

: a ballet dance popular in the 19th century distinguished by the dancer's manipulations of her long flowing and varicolored skirts or drapery

2

: a folk dance (such as the chiapanecas) accompanied by the manipulation of full skirts or drapery

Word History

Etymology

Intransitive verb

skirt entry 1 + dance, verb

Noun

skirt entry 1 + dance, noun

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