petticoat

pet·ti·coat  (pt-kt)

n.

1. A woman's slip or underskirt that is often full and trimmed with ruffles or lace. Also called pettiskirt.

2. Something, such as a decorative valance or flounce, that resembles a woman's underskirt.

adj. Slang

1. Female; feminine.

2. Of, relating to, or carried out by women.

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[Middle English peticote : peti, small; see petty + cote, coat; see coat.]

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petti·coated adj.

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petticoat [ˈpɛtɪˌkəʊt]

n

1. (Clothing & Fashion) a woman's light undergarment in the form of an underskirt or including a bodice supported by shoulder straps

2. Informal

a.  a humorous or mildly disparaging name for a woman

b.  (as modifier) petticoat politics

[see petty, coat]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

petticoat - undergarment worn under a skirt       half-slip, underskirt crinoline - a full stiff petticoat made of crinoline fabric undergarment, unmentionable - a garment worn under other garments

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petticoat

noun underskirt, slip, undergarment, half-slip, underslip a lace-trimmed petticoat

Translations

petticoat [ˈpetɪkəʊt] N → enagua(s) f(pl); (= slip) → combinación f

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petticoat [ˈpɛtikəʊt] n → jupon m

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petticoat

n → Unterrock m; (stiffened) → Petticoat m; petticoat government → Weiberherrschaft f, → Weiberregiment nt

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petticoat [ˈpɛtɪˌkəʊt] n (full-length) → sottoveste f; (waist) → sottogonna f

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petticoat [ˈpɛtɪˌkəʊt] n (full-length) → sottoveste f; (waist) → sottogonna f

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petticoat

n petticoat [ˈpetikəut]

an underskirt a lace-trimmed petticoat. onderrok تَنّوره фустанела spodnička underskørt der Petticoat μεσοφόρι enaguas, combinación alusseelik زیردامنی alushame jupon תַחתוֹנִית पेटीकोट kratki kaputić alsószoknya rok dalam undirpils sottoveste, sottogonna ペチコート 속치마 apatinis sijonas apakšsvārki kain dalam onderrok underskjørt halka saiote jupon нижняя юбка spodnička spodnje krilo podsuknja underkjol กระโปรงชั้นใน iç eteklik 襯裙 нижня спідниця سايہ váy lót dài 衬裙

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petticoat → تنورة تحتية spodnička underkjole Unterrock μισοφόρι enaguas alushame jupon podsuknja sottogonna アンダースカート 속치마 onderrok underskjørt halka saia de baixo нижняя юбка underkjol กระโปรงชั้นในผู้หญิง jüpon váy mặc trong 衬裙