noun
- a person or thing that skims.
- a shallow utensil, usually perforated, used in skimming liquids.
- any of several gull-like birds of the family Rynchopidae, that skim the water with the elongated lower mandible immersed while in search of food.
- a stiff, wide-brimmed hat with a shallow flat crown, usually made of straw.
- a woman’s A-line dress with side darts that shape it slightly to the body.