Design for a circle skirt, showing the fabric folded twice.
Meaning
Noun
A skirt cut in sections to make one or more circles with a hole for the waist, so the skirt is very full but hangs smoothly from the waist without darts, pleats, or gathers.
Origin
Because the garment is manufactured by cutting a central circle out of a larger, circular piece of fabric.
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