The meaning of Petticoat

Petticoat – definition

noun
A woman's light, loose undergarment hanging from the shoulders or the waist, worn under a skirt or dress.
Usage examples:
At the bottom of the trunk she found a set of white undergarments including lacy petticoats and a f…
Synonims:
Slip Underskirt Half-slip Underslip Undergarment Crinoline Farthing Hoop petticoat Kirtle

Petticoat translation into English

Petticoat: translate from English into Chinese

衬裙, 裳, 妇女, 妇女的

Petticoat: translate from English into Dutch

Petticoat, Onderrok, Rok, Vrouw, Meisje, Vrouwen-

Petticoat: translate from English into French

Jupon, Combinaison

Petticoat: translate from English into German

Petticoat, Unterrock

Petticoat: translate from English into Hindi

स्री, पेटीकोट, औरत, घाघरा, औरत का, स्री का, लहंगा, ज़नाना, साया, बालिका

Petticoat: translate from English into Italian

Sottoveste, Sottogonna

Petticoat: translate from English into Korean

페티코트, 아동복, 여성복, 여자, 스커트 형의 것, 스커트 형의 덮개, 여성의

Petticoat: translate from English into Russian

Нижняя юбка, Женщина, Женский, Юбка изолятора, Женский пол, Девушка, Детская юбочка

Petticoat: translate from English into Spanish

Enaguas, Mujer

Word origin

late Middle English: from petty coat, literally ‘small coat’: the word originally referred to a garment worn by men under a coat or doublet. The second sense derives from a later use to mean

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Petticoat synonims

crinoline

noun
A stiffened or hooped petticoat worn to make a long skirt stand out.
Usage examples:
She also sells pointed boots, tight black trews, crinolines, and hooped corsets along with jeweller…

noun
A stiff frame worn under a skirt to give it a full appearance, especially in the 19th century

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farthing

noun
A former monetary unit and coin of the uk, withdrawn in 1961, equal to a quarter of an old penny.
Usage examples:
During that period, he said, there was a national shortage of small-denomination half penny and far…

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kirtle

noun
A woman's gown or outer petticoat.
Usage examples:
The virgin invariably wears a dark blue gown, sometimes over a minever kirtle with plain undergarme…

noun
A kind of dress, skirt, or tunic worn by women and men in the past, usually over a shirt

All meanings and translations of Kirtle

slip

verb
Lose one's footing and slide unintentionally for a short distance.
Usage examples:
I slipped over on the ice

noun
An act of sliding unintentionally for a short distance.
Usage examples:
A single slip could send them plummeting down the mountainside

noun
A small piece of paper, typically a form for writing on or one giving printed information.
Usage examples:
His monthly salary slip

All meanings and translations of Slip

undergarment

ˈʌn.dəˌɡɑː.mənt

noun
An article of underclothing.
Usage examples:
The undergarments included stockings, petticoats, drawers, and a corset.

noun
A piece of underwear

All meanings and translations of Undergarment

underskirt

noun
A skirt worn under another; a petticoat.
Usage examples:
It was made of ivory silk with a cotton underskirt and a laced overskirt embroidered with delicate …

All meanings and translations of Underskirt

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