Skirt \Skirt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Skirted; p. pr. & vb. n. Skirting.]

1. To cover with a skirt; to surround.

Skirted his loins and thighs with downy gold. --Milton.

2. To border; to form the border or edge of; to run along the edge of; as, the plain was skirted by rows of trees. ``When sundown skirts the moor.'' --Tennyson.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Skirting \Skirt"ing\, n.

1. (Arch.) A skirting board. [R.]

2. Skirts, taken collectivelly; material for skirts.

Skirting board, the board running around a room on the wall next the floor; baseboard.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)