petticoat

noununderwear

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noun underwear

More words related to petticoat

skirt

noun. ladies' garment that hangs from waist

Word Origin & History

early 15c., pety coote, literally "a small coat," from petty + coat (n.). Originally a padded coat worn by men under armor, applied mid-15c. to a garment worn by women and young children. By 1590s, the typical feminine garment, hence a symbol of female sex or character.

Example Sentences for petticoat

This is my dress, and there's a petticoat and stockings to match it.

Indecent, if you ask me, with not a petticoat under it, I'll be bound!

You see it is impossible for him to stop in here with you for ever, as if he was sewn on to your petticoat.

But she soon laid it down on the work-table, between a petticoat and a bundle of shirts.

So the day of the petticoat politician is not over in Italy yet?

But sink me now if I'd rot myself in rum on account of anything that wears a petticoat.

Would she not condescend to wear a few gems in her petticoat?

Well, there was a skirt, a petticoat, some stockings and other things.

She made one petticoat, and then gently appealed to her husband.

It's a pity this kind of thing can't be worked without a petticoat.

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lady

skirt

Synonyms for petticoat

ladies