Petticoat synonyms

pĕt'ē-kōt'

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half slip
A woman's slip without a top
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underskirt
An under layer of a multi-layer gown over which outer skirts are draped.
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slip
A woman's sleeveless undergarment the same length as a dress, usually suspended from shoulder straps
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shift
A loose dress that hangs straight with no waistline
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skirt
That part of a dress, coat, robe, etc. that hangs below the waist
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crinoline
A petticoat made of this fabric.
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clothes (related)
Articles of dress; wearing apparel; garments.
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underwear (related)
Underpants (boxers, briefs, panties, etc) and bras.
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balmoral
A striped or figured woolen petticoat formerly worn beneath a skirt that was looped up in front
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feminine
A word or form belonging to the feminine gender.
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kilt
A similar skirt worn by women, girls, and boys.
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undercoat
A coat of paint or other material applied onto a surface before that of a topcoat; a coloured primer
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waistcoat
A somewhat longer, heavily ornamented, sleeveless jacket formerly worn under a doublet
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singlet
(Physics) A multiplet with a single member.
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undervest
An undershirt.
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shawl (related)
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kirtle (related)
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kerchief (related)
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pelisse (related)
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cravat (related)
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crape (related)
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female
A female person; woman or girl
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Find another word for petticoat. In this page you can discover 22 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for petticoat, like: half slip, underskirt, slip, shift, skirt, crinoline, clothes, underwear, balmoral, feminine and kilt.
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Petticoat Sentence Examples

  • Their clothing is simple: a loin cloth for the men and for the women a girdle or petticoat of leaves.

  • The costume of the Tosks differs from that of the Ghegs; its distinctive feature is the white plaited linen fustanella or petticoat, which has been adopted by the Greeks; the Ghegs wear trews of white or crimson native cloth adorned with black braid, and a short, close-fitting jacket, which in the case of wealthy persons is embellished with gold lace.

  • She was reported to have said that she cared not to lose France, England and her own country for him, and would go with him to the world's end in a white petticoat ere she left him.

  • He was the son of John Strype, or van Stryp, a member of a Brabant family who, to escape religious persecution, settled in London, in a place afterwards known as Strype's Yard in Petticoat Lane, as a merchant and silk throwster.

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