Petticoat

Meaning

Noun

●

In Clothing:

A

, usually

by

over a

and under the doublet.

●

In Clothing:

A woman's

,

to be

an

gown.

●

In Clothing:

A fisherman's

or

skirt.

●

A type of

or

, often

below a

;

in

,

a woman's

collectively.

●

In Clothing & Underwear:

A

woman's

under a

or

, and

either from the

or (now especially) from the

; a

,

to make the

, or for

warmth.

●

A woman.

●

A

over the

in the

of a

,

and

the

through the boiler-tubes.

Verb

●

To

in a petticoat.

Adj

●

In Clothing:

Feminine;

;

a woman.

Sourced from

Origin

petticoat

English

coat

English

coate

Middle English (1100-1500)

petty

English

petit

Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)

Sourced from

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