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petticoat

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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.

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

petti·coated adj.

petticoat
Noun
a woman's underskirt [from petty + coat]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.petticoatpetticoat - undergarment worn under a skirt
crinoline - a full stiff petticoat made of crinoline fabric
undergarment, unmentionable - a garment worn under other garments
Translations
Spanish petticoat [ˈpɛtɪkəut] ncombinación f; enagua(s) f(pl) (LAM)
French petticoat [ˈpɛtɪkəut] njupon m
German petticoat [ˈpɛtɪkəut] n (= underskirt) (full-length) → Unterkleid nt (= 000) (waist) → Unterrock m
Italian petticoat [ˈpɛtɪkəut] nsottana

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It was indeed to the fortunate accident of its being washing-day at the pretty cottage near which in the course of my morning wanderings I had set me down to rest, that I owed the sight of the petticoat in question.
Her print gown was tucked up, and she was wearing a large apron over her striped petticoat.
It required some glorified petticoat to account for that 'Love-cycle,' and that's the shame of it.
 
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