skim|mer

skim|mer
skim|mer «SKIHM uhr», noun.
1. a person or thing that skims.
2. a shallow ladle, full of holes, with a long handle. It is used in skimming liquids.
3. a kind of sea bird that skims the surface of the water to get food; scissorbill. The skimmers comprise a family of birds, related to the gulls.
4. a man's or woman's straw hat with a flat crown and wide brim: »

Not since the heyday of the Homburg and the skimmer have hat makers had so much to be happy about (Wall Street Journal).

5. U.S. a simply cut dress with straight lines, often sleeveless and with a round neck: »

A dress that could be all things to all women is a skimmer…of flannel with small sleeves (New York Times).

6. any one of various clams or scallops: »

We…watched Olaf [the walrus] munch some skimmer clams and herring out of a pail (New Yorker).


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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