Petticoat

Word PETTICOAT
Character 9
Hyphenation pet ti coat
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Petticoat"

What do we mean by petticoat?

A girl's or woman's undergarment, worn under a dress or skirt, that is often full and trimmed with ruffles or lace. noun

Relating to or characteristic of women. adjective

In electricity, on an insulator for outdoor service, a downward projecting mantle intended to shed the rain-water. noun

A short coat or garment worn by men under the long overcoat. noun

A skirt: formerly, the skirt of a woman's dress or robe, frequently worn over a hoop or farthingale; now, an underskirt worn by women and children; also, in the plural, skirts worn by very young boys. noun

A woman; a female. noun

A garment worn by fishermen in warm weather, made of oilcloth or coarse canvas, very wide and descending to the calf of the leg, generally with an insertion for each leg, but sometimes like a woman's petticoat, with no intersecting seam, and worn over the common dress. noun

In archery, the ground of a target, beyond the white. Also called noun

The depending skirt or inverted cup-shaped part of an insulator for supporting telegraph-lines, the function of which is to protect the stem from rain. noun

Of or pertaining to petticoats; feminine; female: as, petticoat influence.

A loose under-garment worn by women, and covering the body below the waist. noun

Government by women, whether in politics or domestic affairs. noun

A short, flaring pipe surrounding the blast nozzle in the smoke box, to equalize the draft. noun

A tight, usually padded undercoat worn by men over a shirt and under the doublet. noun

A woman's undercoat, worn to be displayed beneath an open gown. noun

A type of ornamental skirt or underskirt, often displayed below a dress; chiefly in plural, designating a woman's skirts collectively. noun

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. noun

Undergarment worn under a skirt noun

A tight, usually padded undercoat worn by men over a shirt and under the doublet.

A woman's undercoat, worn to be displayed beneath an open gown.

A fisherman's loose canvas or oilcloth skirt.

A type of ornamental skirt or underskirt, often displayed below a dress; chiefly in plural, designating a woman's skirts collectively.

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.

A woman.

A bell-mouthed piece over the exhaust nozzles in the smokebox of a locomotive, strengthening and equalising the draught through the boiler-tubes.

Enaguas, underskirt, silk clothe to avoid see through, enagua, underskirts Urban Dictionary

Porn with ladies from the petticoat era showing a little leg and a lot of bush. Known to be liked by men named Mason. Urban Dictionary

The netherregion where the two legs join beneath the petticoat; the place where there are even more curves than you can bet. Urban Dictionary

A term used in the central United States to describe dropping your pants and defacating on the hood of a car, specifically a luxury car. Urban Dictionary

A man who is amorously & gallantly attentive to woman . πŸ‘™ Urban Dictionary

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The word "petticoat" in example sentences

The petticoat is very easy to make, too ... just cut the fabric to the right length (front & back piece), stitch sides, add lace at the bottom, sew a casing at the top for elastic & then add elastic & stitch opening closed! ❋ Unknown (2007)

The modern Greek male costume is often called a petticoat or a tutu. ❋ Unknown (2008)

"I wonder," she said, slipping on a quilted green satin petticoat with pink rosebuds embroidered on it, "whether Shakespeare began being a poet like that – just little odd lines coming into his head without him meaning them to." ❋ Edith (1923)

I have been setting up a thick quilted satin petticoat for this cold weather, and my eyes are not well. ❋ Unknown (1892)

The top of the petticoat is yellow satin; the rest, which is of scarlet cashmere, is embroidered in gold and silver. ❋ Frances Erskine Inglis (1843)

One, for example, would have a scarlet satin petticoat, and over it a pink satin robe, with scarlet ribbons to match. ❋ Frances Erskine Inglis (1843)

The first petticoat is trimmed with gold up the sides, which are slit open, and tied up with coloured ribbon. ❋ Frances Erskine Inglis (1843)

Then the Governor’s wife arose and stripped her of her jewels and silken raiment and, clothing her in petticoat-trousers of sack-cloth and a shift of hair-cloth, sent her down into the kitchen and made her a scullery-wench, saying, ❋ Unknown (2006)

"'I had nothing I could spare from my own scanty and insufficient clothing, for a week's wandering among the thorny jungle had torn my dressing-gown and solitary muslin petticoat into ribbons, which were held together by thorns instead of pins, on the curative principle, I suppose, of" a hair of the dog that bit you. " ❋ Mary Anne (1871)

The part which may be called a petticoat β€” though the word is a slur upon the graceful drapery β€” is short, and shows the finely turned ankles, high insteps, and small feet. ❋ Isabella Lucy (2004)

The young boys and girls go quite naked; but the girls at the age of eight or ten put on a little petticoat, which is a kind of fringe made of threads of mulberry bark. ❋ -1775 Le Page Du Pratz (N/A)

The petticoat, which is of pink satin, has a large bow of ribbon with a rose in the centre, just below the rose which fastens the dress. ❋ Various (N/A)

MRS. CORCORAN (_stoops and feels the edge of the lace petticoat, which is well exposed_) ❋ Seumas O'Brien (N/A)

But there was no towel, so I used my handkerchief instead of my petticoat, which is made of chiffon and is very perishable. ❋ Eugene O'Neill (1920)

Short, thick-set, vigorous, with little sharp eyes set in a big red face, pitted with smallpox, he had been known as a petticoat-hunter: and he had not altogether lost his taste for it. ❋ Romain Rolland (1905)

Her petticoat was her towel; she would have used her hair, but that she dared not lose command of herself and him. ❋ Maurice Hewlett (1892)

The part which may be called a petticoat – though the word is a slur upon the graceful drapery – is short, and shows the finely turned ankles, high insteps, and small feet. ❋ Isabella Lucy (1883)

` ` ` I managed to find the brandy under the pear-tree, and the champagne under the steps; and yet there was nothing to guide me, while as for you, a petticoat is a sure sign. ❋ Unknown (1883)

The loose gown was a calico jacket that hung about the waist in gathers, and the petticoat was a moreen skirt that came down almost to the ankles. ❋ Sophie May (1869)

The visitor, on being shown about the church, will be likely to observe an image of Christ in a petticoat, which is rather a caricature. ❋ Maturin Murray Ballou (1857)

in [the 50's] every women in all the times used a petticoat under her dress it is vintage; but, in my opinion the petticoat is sexiest [fem] underwear I think my love for petticoat have something of [Edipo]petticoats were used against the see through it's very rear nowadays to see porn with petticoats ❋ Txike47 (2013)

"I like my porn with girls showing some [leg]. [Petticoat porn] is so innocent," said [Mason]. ❋ Mandles123 (2011)

I'm going to my [gynecologist] [tomorrow] to have my petticoat junction [checked out]. ❋ Engineer Bob (2017)

"I gave a [petticoat pie] to the driver of that [Lexus] who [double parked] in front of the grocery store." ❋ Clsimmons (2016)

IΚΌm [inlove] with Petticoat ChaserΚΌs they are [the best] !! ❋ Fortune Sky (2022)

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