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petticoating

noun

Etymology

From petticoat + -ing.

  1. inherited from petticote
  2. suffixed as petticoating — “petticoat + ing”

Definitions

  1. Material for petticoats.

    • The mixture of jute and cotton in the manufacture of bags, petticoating, canvas for tents, or other similar articles[…]
    • Pansy, as usual, was in pink and white – a very pretty pink satin dress with inches of frou-frou petticoating[…]

  2. The dressing of a boy in girls' clothing as a form of humiliation.

    • Petticoating roleplay may include being forced to wear makeup and to carry dolls, purses, and other items associated with girls.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA