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petticoat
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
petticoat
(noun)
petticoat
/
ˈ
pɛtiˌkoʊt/
noun
plural
petticoats
petticoat
/
ˈ
pɛtiˌkoʊt/
noun
plural
petticoats
Britannica Dictionary definition of PETTICOAT
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:
a skirt that a woman or girl wears under a dress or outer skirt
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