circle skirt

noun

: a skirt made from a circle of fabric with an opening in the center for the waist

And the cheerleaders dressed smartly in … corduroy circle skirts, saddle oxfords, and rolled-down socks.

—Bobbie Ann Mason, Harper's, February 1987

Word History

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

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