Skill

skil, n. Knowledge; under- standing familiar knowledge of any art or science, united with readine and dexterity in execution or performance; ability to perceive and perform dexterity expertne . [ME. and Ic. skil, skilja, to part, separate, distinguish, Sw. reason, skilja, to separate, Lithuan. skelti, to cleave shear, d, shell, scale, shilling.'] — Skilled, huskild, a. Having familiar m, knowledge united with readine and dexterity in its application; expert; skillful.—Skill '- phaful, -ful, a. Po e ed of, or displaying skill expert adept clever. — Skillfully, adv. — SkiU''-...'«. n. A small ve el with a handle, for etc. [OF. esoiellette, dim. of escuelle, scuteUa, dim. of scutra, a tray, dish; scutum, a shield; scuttle.] [skimmed (skimd), -ming.] To clear cream, scum, or anything floating, which pa es just below the suroff by skimming (cream, etc.); to pasd of. — v. To pa lightly, glide surface; to hasten along superficially. Tee 5dd, tone, 6r 557 SKIMP 539 [Same as scum, q. v. Dan. skumme, to skim, f skum, scum, sgemin, I skim, sgeim, foam, scum.] — Skirn'ming, n. Act of taking off that which floats •upon a liquid, as scum, cream, etc.; pi. that which is removed from the surface of a liquid by skimming. — Skim'mer, n. A utensil for skimming liquids. — Skim'-milk, n. Milk from which the cream has been taken; skimmed milk.