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An example use of skirt in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… try to skirt the law by changing their …”
Skirt is a piece of clothing that covers the lower part of the body from the waist to the ground.
the word skirt occurs in english on average 26.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.