Herbert.
2. To make a difference; to signify; to matter; -- used impersonally.
Spenser.
What skills it, if a bag of stones or gold About thy neck do drown
thee?
Herbert.
It skills not talking of it.
Sir W. Scott.
Skilled (?), a. Having familiar knowledge united with readiness and
dexterity in its application; familiarly acquainted with; expert;
skillful; -- often followed by in; as, a person skilled in drawing or
geometry.
Skil"let (?), n. [OF. escuelette, dim. of escuelle a porringer, F.
ecuelle, fr. L. scutella, dim. of scutra, scuta, a dish. Cf. Scuttle a
basket.] A small vessel of iron, copper, or other metal, with a handle,
used for culinary purpose, as for stewing meat.
Skill"ful (?), a. [Written also skilful.] 1. Discerning; reasonable;
judicious; cunning. [Obs.] "Of skillful judgment." Chaucer.
2. Possessed of, or displaying, skill; knowing and ready; expert;
well-versed; able in management; as, a skillful mechanic; -- often
followed by at, in, or of; as, skillful at the organ; skillful in
drawing.
And they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are
skillful of lamentations to wailing.
Amos v. 16.
Syn. -- Expert; skilled; dexterous; adept; masterly; adroit; clever;
cunning.
-- Skill"ful*ly, adv. -- Skill"ful*ness, n.
Skil`li*ga*lee" (?), n. A kind of thin, weak broth or oatmeal porridge,
served out to prisoners and paupers in England; also, a drink made of
oatmeal, sugar, and water, sometimes used in the English navy or army.
[Written also skilligolee, skillygalee, etc.]
Skil"ling (?), n. [Cf. Sheeling.] A bay of a barn; also, a slight
addition to a cottage. [Prov. Eng.]
Skil"ling, n. [Sw. & Dan. See Shilling.] A money od account in Sweden,
Norwey, Denmark, and North Germany, and also a coin. It had various
values, from three fourths of a cent in Norway to more than two cents
in Lübeck.
Skill"-less, a. Wanting skill. Shak.
Skilts (?), n. pl. A kind of large, coarse, short trousers formerly
worn. [Local, U. S.] Bartlett.