Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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 board
     n : a molding covering the joint formed by a wall and the floor
         [syn: {baseboard}, {mopboard}]