Definitions
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- noun A
skirt whosehemline descends to theankles .
Etymologies
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Examples
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From the first maxiskirt look, it was clear Richard Chai was on a healthy trajectory.
Jim Shi: New York Fashion Week, Day One: BCBG Max Azria, Richard Chai Love, Vena Cava, Ports 1961 & L.A.M.B. (PHOTOS) Jim Shi 2010
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A pleated, purple maxiskirt opened the show, followed by several other floor-length styles.
Materials Girls: Designers Trim Hemlines, Costs Elizabeth Holmes 2011
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By the early 1970s, the Arab oil embargo forced Americans to endure gas pump lines, the economy suffered and the popular style was the ankle-length maxiskirt.
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He said customers used to cram the shop, where it is possible to find a velvet cape from the early 1900s, a plaid blouse with Peter Pan collar from the 1940s or a patchwork maxiskirt from the 1970s.
NY Post: News 2010
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He said customers used to cram the shop, where it is possible to find a velvet cape from the early 1900s, a plaid blouse with Peter Pan collar from the 1940s or a patchwork maxiskirt from the 1970s.
NY Post: News 2010
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Don’t hyphenate unless the base word begins with an i: maxiskirt, maxi-intelligence.
Essential Guide to Business Style and Usage PAUL R. MARTIN 2002
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Don’t hyphenate unless the base word begins with an i: maxiskirt, maxi-intelligence.
Essential Guide to Business Style and Usage PAUL R. MARTIN 2002
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