noun
Freq #31165
Meanings
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noun
a light undergarment worn beneath a dress or skirt
The lace edge of her petticoat showed below the skirt.
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Forms
petticoats
Derived forms
petticoatedpetticoaterypetticoatingpetticoatlesspettiloonpettipantspettiskirtunderpetticoat
Etymology
From Middle English petticote, petycote, peticote, petite cote, equivalent to petty + coat.