skirting adj 1: being all around the edges; enclosing; "his encircling arms"; "the room's skirting board needs painting" [syn: {encircling(a)}, {skirting(a)}]
Skirt \Skirt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Skirted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Skirting}.] 1. To cover with a skirt; to surround. [1913 Webster] Skirted his loins and thighs with downy gold. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]
Skirting \Skirt"ing\, n. 1. (Arch.) A skirting board. [R.] [1913 Webster] 2. Skirts, taken collectivelly; material for skirts. [1913 Webster] {Skirting board}, the board running around a room on the wall next the floor; baseboard. [1913 Webster]