skirtalls

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noun

Overalls with a skirt at the bottom.

OriginEnglish overalls ← Middle English skyrte ← Old Norse skyrta →
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Meanings

nounskirtalls pl (plural only)
  1. AustraliaCanadaUSpluralplural onlyOveralls with a skirt at the bottom.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-der.?
  2. Proto-Germanic*skertaną
  3. Proto-Germanic*skurtaz
  4. Proto-Germanic*skurtijǭ
  5. Old Norseskyrta
  6. Middle Englishskyrte
  7. Englishskirt
  8. Englishoveralls
  9. Englishskirtalls

Blend of skirt + overalls.

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skirtalls,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skirtalls.

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