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petticoat::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | half-slip, underskirt |
| Type of | undergarment, unmentionable |
| Has types | crinoline |
Examples of petticoat
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Dior's parade of petticoat skirts and dresses with trains was testament to that.
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Ellis wore a resplendent purple silk petticoat dress for this year's promenade.
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He starts behind the screen, but sees the corner of Lady Teazle's petticoat there already.
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Usually this includes qipao dresses modified to accommodate a petticoat.
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The alternative is a white dress over a petticoat, together with a tartan pattern sash.
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The petticoat, Day notes, was made using 17 layers of crinoline and a wire hoop for support.
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The flavour is good, but personally, I prefer a bit of Scottish sand in my petticoat tails.
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Additional accessories like a petticoat can be rented for $12.
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Petticoat Pirates was a star vehicle for contract artist Charlie Drake, but was not a success.
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- Undergarment worn under a skirt
- (petticoated) wearing or furnished with a petticoat; "petticoated ladies"; "a petticoated table"
- Petticoating or pinaforing, refers to a type of forced feminization sexual fantasy that revolves around the practice of dressing a boy in girls' clothing for the purpose of humiliating punishment or behavior modification (or to the literature, erotic fiction, or roleplaying of such a fantasy). ...
- 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 type of ornamental skirt or underskirt, often displayed below a dress; chiefly in plural, designating a woman's skirts collectively; A light ...
- An underskirt usually a little shorter than outer clothing and often made with a ruffled, pleated, or lace edge.
- To dream of seeing new petticoats, denotes that pride in your belongings will make you an object of raillery among your acquaintances. To see them soiled or torn, portends that your reputation will be in great danger. ...
- Used to describe all skirts of an insulator, as in double petticoat.
- An underskirt, sometimes made of elaborate or fancy materials.
- Portion of the exhaust stack that guides exhausted steam into the stack proper. When this becomes displaced, the spent steam goes back through the flues, cutting off the draft from the fire
