sciorta, m. (gs. ~, pl. ~í).1. Skirt. (a)~ mná, woman’s skirt. (b)~í casóige, coat-tails. Duine a chlúdach, a fholach, faoi do ~í, to cover up for, to shield, s.o. Ag cuimilt ~í leis na daoine móra, fawning on the great. Tá an diabhal i do ~, the devil is tempting you. (c) Edge, border. Clár ~, skirting-board. I ~í, skirting on, close to. I ~í an mheán oíche, bordering on midnight. 2. Marginal portion; strip, piece, patch. ~ talún, (marginal) strip of land. ~ bocht den tír, poor (outlying) part of the country. Bhí ~ den ádh ort, you had a slice of luck. Ní bhfuair mé ach ~ den Aifreann, I was only in for the end of the Mass.