skirting

Evading the issue

Skirting is material that runs along the base of something—most commonly the baseboard where a wall meets the floor, called skirting board in British English.

The word also names fabric gathered around furniture legs or the bottom edge of a garment.

As a verb form, skirting means going around the edge of something or avoiding it: skirting the issue, skirting the lake on our morning walk.

evading

dodging

Avoiding by moving aside

avoidingDeliberately staying clear
circumventingAvoiding by going around
sidesteppingMoving aside to avoid

bypassing · eluding · ducking · shirking · dancing around · tiptoeing around · working around · getting around · finessing · evading

baseboard

molding

Decorative architectural edging

trimRemove unwanted edges
baseboardTrim covering wall-floor junction
wainscotingLower wall wood covering

dado · chair rail · cornice · fascia · casing · beadboard · paneling · frieze · architrave · plinth

edge

border

Outer edge or limit

perimeterShape's outer edge length
marginEdge of a page
fringeOutermost edge or margin

edging · hem · periphery · rim · trimming · boundary · verge · outskirts · circumference · banding

garment

kilt

Wrapped Highland garment

tutuShort projecting dance skirt
sarongWraparound waist garment
dirndlAlpine peasant dress

A-line · maxi · mini · flounce · peplum · ra-ra · fishtail · godet · ruffle · gathered

skirting

dodging

molding

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