[pet-ee-koht] 
| 1. | Also called pettiskirt. an underskirt, esp. 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. |
| 5. | of, pertaining to, or controlled by women; female; feminine: petticoat government. |
| pet·ti·coat (pět'ē-kōt') n.
[Middle English peticote : peti, small; see petty + cote, coat; see coat.] pet'ti·coat'ed adj. |
| pet·ti·skirt (pět'ē-skûrt') n. See petticoat. |
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