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noun
- 1. a woman's light, loose undergarment hanging from the shoulders or the waist, worn under a skirt or dress.
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A petticoat is a skirt worn by women, girls, or young children, or an underskirt with a ruffled, pleated, or lace edge. It can also mean something resembling a petticoat or something female.
In historical contexts (16th to mid-19th centuries), petticoat refers to any separate skirt worn with a gown, bedgown, bodice or jacket; these petticoats are not, strictly speaking, underwear, as they were made to be seen.
A petticoat is an old-fashioned word for a slip, a piece of underwear worn under a skirt or dress. Learn how to say petticoat in different languages and see examples of its usage.
noun. Also called pettiskirt. an underskirt, especially one that is full and often trimmed and ruffled and of a decorative fabric. any skirtlike part or covering. a flounce or valance fitting around the sides of a bed, couch, or chair, as to conceal the legs.
A petticoat is a thin skirt worn under a skirt or dress, or a skirtlike part or covering. Learn more about its synonyms, word origin, usage and related terms from Collins English Dictionary.
Definition of petticoat noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
2 days ago · 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. ( slang) A woman.
