Definition of petticoat Petticoat

/pɛˈtikowˌt/ - [peteekowt] - pet•ti•coat

We found 8 definitions of petticoat from 5 different sources.

What does petticoat mean?

Noun Plural: petticoats
petticoat - undergarment worn under a skirt
		half-slip, underskirt
		undergarment, unmentionable a garment worn under other garments

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petticoat (Noun)
A tight, usually padded undercoat worn by men over a shirt and under the doublet.
petticoat (Noun)
A woman's undercoat, worn to be displayed beneath an open gown.
petticoat (Noun)
A type of ornamental skirt or underskirt, often displayed below a dress; chiefly in plural, designating a woman's skirts collectively.
petticoat (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.

petticoat (n.)
A loose under-garment worn by women, and covering the body below the waist.

petticoat
pet′i-kōt, n. a loose under-skirt worn by females and little boys: (coll.) a woman: a fisherman's loose canvas or oilcloth skirt: a bell-mouthed piece over the exhaust nozzles in the smoke-box of a locomotive, strengthening and equalising the draught through the boiler-tubes.—adj. feminine: female, as 'petticoat influence.'—n. Pett′icoat-affair′, an affair in which a woman is concerned.—n.pl. Pett′icoat-breech′es, a loose short breeches worn by men in the 17th century.—adj. Pett′icoated.—Petticoat government, government by women, either at home or in the state. [Petty + coat.]