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petticoat
[pet-ee-koht]
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.
Informal: Sometimes Offensive.a woman or girl (usually used facetiously).
adjective
Informal: Sometimes Offensive.of, relating to, or controlled by women; female; feminine.
petticoat government.
petticoat
/ ˈɛɪˌəʊ /
noun
a woman's light undergarment in the form of an underskirt or including a bodice supported by shoulder straps
informal
a humorous or mildly disparaging name for a woman
( as modifier )
petticoat politics
Sensitive Note
Other 51Թ Forms
- petticoatless adjective
- underpetticoat noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of petticoat1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of petticoat1
Example Sentences
She yells, stomps her feet and raises her hoop skirt and petticoat to scandalous heights.
Cerezo dresses De la Huerta in a white petticoat and matching corset until she tosses off the top and demands total silence.
If untended, it has below the green top what some people call “petticoats” of dead leaves, but I think they look like those furry chaps that silent movie cowboys used to wear.
And cambric and lawn for new petticoats, long ones and short ones.
Their bodies were their canvases, which they bedecked in feather boas, tutus, corsets, Victorian petticoats, Edwardian frock coats, wigs, wings, headdresses, ribbons, sequins, rhinestones, satin, face paint and an abundance of glitter.
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