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underpetticoat

noun

Etymology

From under- + petticoat.

  1. inherited from petticote
  2. prefixed as underpetticoat — “under + petticoat”

Definitions

  1. A petticoat worn under a skirt or another petticoat.

    • I beheld the charmingest creature in the world, supporting herself on the arm of the gasping Dorcas, sighing, trembling, and ready to faint, with nothing on but an under-petticoat […].

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