Petticoat

//ˈpɛt.ɪ.koʊt// adj, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Feminine; female; involving a woman. dated, not-comparable

    "petticoat influence"

Noun
  1. 1
    A tight, usually padded undercoat worn by women over a shirt and under the doublet. historical
  2. 2
    undergarment worn under a skirt wordnet
  3. 3
    A woman's undercoat, worn to be displayed beneath an open gown. historical
  4. 4
    A fisherman's loose canvas or oilcloth skirt. historical
  5. 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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  1. 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.”"

  2. 7
    A woman. slang
  3. 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. 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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