petticoat

Speech parts

1. petticoat - Noun

2. petticoat - Adjective

3. petticoat - Verb

Meaning

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

underskirt slip crinoline half-slip balmoral midi chemise coat dress hat singlet smock female shift girl
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Antonyms

butch man mannish male sire chap
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Hypernyms

clothing unmentionable undergarment

Hyponyms

crinoline

Phrases with the word

hoop petticoat hooped petticoat petticoat brittlestem

Examples

For him the universe did not extend beyond the circumference of her petticoat. Gustave Flaubert

For a man petticoat government is the limit of insolence. Democritus

His wife "ruled the roost," and in governing the governor, governed the province, which might thus be said to be under petticoat government. Washington Irving

Near is my petticoat but nearer is my smock. Italian Proverb

Many an Irish property was increased by the lace of a daughter's petticoat. Irish Proverb

Many an Irish property was increased by the lace of a daughter's petticoat. Traditional Proverb

Close letter words and terms

pettiauger Pettibone pettichaps petticoat breeches petticoat brittlestem petticoat discipline