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Petticoat
//ˈpɛt.ɪ.koʊt// adj, noun, verb, slang
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Feminine; female; involving a woman. dated, not-comparable
"petticoat influence"
Noun
- 1 A tight, usually padded undercoat worn by women over a shirt and under the doublet. historical
- 2 undergarment worn under a skirt wordnet
- 3 A woman's undercoat, worn to be displayed beneath an open gown. historical
- 4 A fisherman's loose canvas or oilcloth skirt. historical
- 5 A type of ornamental skirt or underskirt, often displayed below a dress; chiefly in plural, designating a woman's skirts collectively. archaic, historical
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- 6 A light woman's undergarment worn under a dress or skirt, and hanging either from the shoulders or (now especially) from the waist; a kind of slip, worn to make the skirt fuller, or for extra warmth.
"“Yes, and her petticoat; I hope you saw her petticoat, six inches deep in mud, I am absolutely certain; and the gown which had been let down to hide it not doing its office.” “Your picture may be very exact, Louisa,” said Bingley; “but this was all lost upon me. I thought Miss Elizabeth Bennet looked remarkably well when she came into the room this morning. Her dirty petticoat quite escaped my notice.”"
- 7 A woman. slang
- 8 A bell-mouthed piece over the exhaust nozzles in the smokebox of a locomotive, strengthening and equalising the draught through the boiler-tubes. historical
Verb
- 1 To dress in a petticoat. transitive
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English petticote, petycote, peticote, petite cote, equivalent to petty + coat.
Etymology 2
From Middle English petticote, petycote, peticote, petite cote, equivalent to petty + coat.
Etymology 3
From Middle English petticote, petycote, peticote, petite cote, equivalent to petty + coat.
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