裾すそ

noun

bottom part; bottom edge; lower edge

An extension of the clothing sense: the lower edge or bottom part of something hanging, spreading, or fabric-like.

• カーテンの裾すそが床ゆかに少すこし触ふれている。

  The bottom edge of the curtain is touching the floor a little.

noun

foot of a mountain; base of a mountain

Used for the lower spreading part of a mountain; 麓 is a more direct common word for the mountain foot.

• 山やまの裾すそに小ちいさな村むらが広ひろがっている。

  A small village spreads out at the foot of the mountain.

noun

tips of hair; lower ends of hair

Used especially for the lower edge or ends of longer hair; 毛先 is the more general everyday word for hair tips.

• 美び容よう院いんで髪かみの裾すそを少すこし整ととのえてもらった。

  At the hair salon, I had the ends of my hair tidied up a little.

noun

downstream

Archaic use referring to the downstream direction or lower course of a river; not a normal modern everyday meaning.

• 古ふるい用よう法ほうでは、裾すそが「下か流りゅう」を意い味みすることがある。

  In older usage, 裾 can mean “downstream.”