Sentence:  “It's all clear,” he whispered. “Have you the chisel and the bags? Great Scott! Jump, Archie, jump, and I'll swing for it!”/ Sherlock Holmes had sprung out and seized the intruder by the collar. The other dived down the hole, and I heard the sound of rending cloth as Jones clutched at his <WSD>skirts</WSD>. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  The part of a dress or robe, etc., that hangs below the waist.