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skuÌ‚rt: (1) ×›Ö¼× ×£, kaÌ„naÌ„ph, “wing†“extremity†(, etc.), is the usual word. But in ff perhaps “corner†is the best translation. (2) ש×וּל, shuÌ„l, “loose hanging†(, etc.; in the King James Version often rendered “hemâ€). (3) פּה, peh, “mouth,†“opening†(, “the precious oil ... that came down upon the skirtâ€). But the “opening†is that for is that for the head, so that the Revised Version margin “collar†is the correct translation. “Skirt†is frequently used in a euphemistic sense, for which the commentaries must be consulted. See DRESS; TRAIN.