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petticoated

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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.
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Adj.1.petticoated - wearing or furnished with a petticoat; "petticoated ladies"; "a petticoated table"
clad, clothed - wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination; "clothed and in his right mind"- Bible; "proud of her well-clothed family"; "nurses clad in white"; "white-clad nurses"
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