petticoat
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
(historical)A tight, usually padded undercoat worn by women over a shirt and under the doublet.
- 2.
(historical)A woman's undercoat, worn to be displayed beneath an open gown.
- 3.
(historical)A fisherman's loose canvas or oilcloth skirt.
- 4.
(archaic, historical)(archaic or historical) A type of ornamental skirt or underskirt, often displayed below a dress; chiefly in plural, designating a woman's skirts collectively.
- 5.
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.
- 6.
(slang)A woman.
- 7.
(historical)A bell-mouthed piece over the exhaust nozzles in the smokebox of a locomotive, strengthening and equalising the draught through the boiler-tubes.
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verb- 1.
(transitive)To dress in a petticoat.
Tính từ
adjective- 1.
(dated, not comparable)Feminine; female; involving a woman.
petticoat influence
a petticoat affair
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From Middle English petticote, petycote, peticote, petite cote, equivalent to petty + coat.