Does Miniskirt Have a Hyphen?

Does Miniskirt Have a Hyphen?

A miniskirt (sometimes hyphenated as mini-skirt, separated as mini skirt, or sometimes shortened to simply mini) is a skirt with its hemline well above the knees, generally at mid-thigh level, normally no longer than 10 cm (4 in) below the buttocks; and a dress with such a hemline is called a minidress or a miniskirt ...

What is Minini?

1 : small in relation to others of the same kind. 2 : of short length or duration : brief. mini- combining form.

Who invented the miniskirt?

Mary Quant has often been credited with 'inventing' the miniskirt – the most era-defining look of the 1960s. In reality, the introduction of 'above the knee' skirts was a gradual process. Contemporary photographs and surviving dresses show that it took until 1966 for skirts to become really short.

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