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   petticoat

   /ˈpɛtɪkəʊt/

   noun

   • 1. a woman's light, loose undergarment hanging from the shoulders or the waist, worn under a skirt or dress.
   • ▪ used to denote female control of something regarded as more commonly dominated by men: "her play ends with a petticoat government coming to power"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from petty coat, literally ‘small coat’: the word originally referred to a garment worn by men under a coat or doublet. The second sense derives from a later use to mean ‘skirt’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. petticoated adjective

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • P

     3

   • E

     1

   • T

     1

   • T

     1

   • I

     1

   • C

     3

   • O

     1

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

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