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pettiskirt

noun

Etymology

Blend of petticoat + skirt.

  1. derived from *skurtijǭ✻
  2. derived from skyrta
  3. inherited from skyrte
  4. compounded as pettiskirt — “petticoat + skirt”

Definitions

  1. A kind of skirt modelled on old-fashioned petticoats.

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