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noun
1.
Also called pettiskirt. an underskirt, especially one that is full and often trimmed and ruffled and of a decorative fabric.
2.
any skirtlike part or covering.
3.
a flounce or valance fitting around the sides of a bed, couch, or chair, as to conceal the legs.
4.
Informal. a woman or girl.
adjective
5.
of, pertaining to, or controlled by women; female; feminine: petticoat government.
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Petticoat
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Word Origin & History
petticoat
1412, pety coote, lit. "a small coat," from petty + coat. Originally a padded coat worn by men under armor, applied 1464 to a garment worn by women and young children. By 1593, the typical feminine garment, hence a symbol of female sex or character.
EXPAND"Men declare that the petticoatless female has unsexed herself and has left her modesty behind." ["Godey's Magazine," April 1896]
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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petticoat
in modern usage, an underskirt worn by women. The petycote (probably derived from the Old French petite cote, "little coat") appeared in literature in the 15th century in reference to a kind of padded waistcoat, or undercoat, worn for warmth over the shirt by men. The petticoat developed as a piece of women's apparel-a skirt worn under an overgown-at the end of the Middle Ages. By the beginning of the 16th century, the overgown had an inverted V opening, and the petticoat, now visible, was brocaded or embroidered
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