Petticoat
11petticoat — dominated by a female For the Victorians a petticoat was a female, without expressly sexual overtones: I can safely say here there is not a petticoat in the whole history. (Haggard, 1885) It is not necessary to dilate further to… …
12Petticoat — Pẹt|ti|coat 〈[ koʊt] m. 6〉 versteifter Halbunterrock [engl., für älteres petty coat „kleiner Rock“] * * * Pet|ti|coat [ pɛtɪkoʊt ], der; s, s [engl. petticoat, eigtl. = kleiner Rock, zu: petty (< frz. petit, ↑ Petit) = klein u. coat, ↑ Coat]… …
13petticoat — I. noun Etymology: Middle English petycote short tunic, petticoat, from pety small + cote coat Date: 15th century 1. a skirt worn by women, girls, or young children: as a. an outer skirt formerly worn by women and small children b. a fancy skirt… …
14petticoat — UK [ˈpetɪˌkəʊt] / US [ˈpetɪˌkoʊt] noun [countable] Word forms petticoat : singular petticoat plural petticoats a piece of women s underwear that is like a thin loose skirt or dress with no sleeves …
15Petticoat — Pet|ti|coat [ pɛtikout] der; s, s <aus gleichbed. engl. petticoat, zu petty »klein« u. coat »Rock«> versteifter, weiter, in der Taille ansetzender Unterrock, Taillenunterrock …
16petticoat — [[t]pe̱tikoʊt[/t]] petticoats N COUNT A petticoat is a piece of clothing like a thin skirt, which is worn under a skirt or dress. [OLD FASHIONED] Syn: slip, underskirt …
17petticoat — noun 1》 a woman s light, loose undergarment in the form of a skirt or dress. 2》 [as modifier] informal, often derogatory associated with women: petticoat government. Derivatives petticoated adjective Origin ME: from petty coat, lit. small coat :… …
18petticoat — n. 1 a woman s or girl s skirted undergarment hanging from the waist or shoulders. 2 sl. a a woman or girl. b (in pl.) the female sex. 3 (attrib.) often derog. feminine; associated with women (petticoat pedantry). Derivatives: petticoated adj.… …
19Petticoat Hill — is a 60 acre public park and nature reserve in Williamsburg, Massachusetts owned and managed by the Trustees of Reservations. [http://www.thetrustees.org/pages/352 petticoat hill.cfm] Trustees of Reservations: Petticoat Hill] [http://home.comcast …
20Petticoat-Palmen — Petticoat Palme Petticoat Palme (Washingtonia filifera) Systematik Commeliniden Ordnung: Palmenartige (Arecales) …
