Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Skirt \Skirt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Skirted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Skirting}.]
   1. To cover with a skirt; to surround.

            Skirted his loins and thighs with downy gold.
                                                  --Milton.

   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.

Skirting \Skirt"ing\, n.
   1. (Arch.) A skirting board. [R.]

   2. Skirts, taken collectivelly; material for skirts.

   {Skirting board}, the board running around a room on the wall
      next the floor; baseboard.

Source : WordNet®

skirting
     adj : being all around the edges; enclosing; "his encircling
           arms"; "the room's skirting board needs painting" [syn:
            {encircling(a)}, {skirting(a)}]