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puffball skirt

noun

A skirt whose hemline curves inwards and upwards, somewhat resembling a puffball mushroom.

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bubble skirt

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Meanings

nounpuffball skirt (plural puffball skirts)

plural puffball skirts

A skirt whose hemline curves inwards and upwards, somewhat resembling a puffball mushroom.
French taffeta evening separates – a puffball skirt, and a ruffled blouse – were pressed flat to drag them up to date.
2017 October 2, Jess Cartner-Morle, “Stella McCartney lays waste to disposable fashion in Paris”, in the Guardian
Synonyms: bubble skirt

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA skirt whose hemline curves inwards and upwards, somewhat resembling a puffball mushroom.

Similar

bubble skirt

Origin

From puffball + skirt.

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Translations

Irish sciorta bolgach

sciorta bolgacha skirt whose hemline curves inwards and upwards

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with puffball skirt

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APA

puffball skirt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puffball%20skirt

MLA

“puffball skirt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puffball%20skirt. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “puffball skirt,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puffball%20skirt.

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