Petticoat vs. Underskirt

Petticoatnoun

(historical) A tight, usually padded undercoat worn by men over a shirt and under the doublet.

Petticoatnoun

(historical) A woman's undercoat, worn to be displayed beneath an open gown.

Petticoatnoun

(historical) A fisherman's loose canvas or oilcloth skirt.

Petticoatnoun

A type of ornamental skirt or underskirt, often displayed below a dress; chiefly in plural, designating a woman's skirts collectively.

Petticoatnoun

A light woman's undergarment worn under a dress or skirt, and hanging either from the shoulders or (now especially) from the waist; a kind of slip, worn to make the skirt fuller, or for extra warmth.

Petticoatnoun

(slang) A woman.

Petticoatnoun

(historical) A bell-mouthed piece over the exhaust nozzles in the smokebox of a locomotive, strengthening and equalising the draught through the boiler-tubes.

Petticoatverb

(transitive) To dress in a petticoat.

Petticoatadjective

(dated) Feminine; female; involving a woman.

Petticoatnoun

A loose under-garment worn by women, and covering the body below the waist.

Petticoatnoun

undergarment worn under a skirt

Petticoat

A petticoat or underskirt is an article of clothing, a type of undergarment worn under a skirt or a dress. Its precise meaning varies over centuries and between countries.

Underskirtnoun

A skirt worn underneath another skirt; a petticoat.

Underskirtnoun

An under layer of a multi-layer gown over which outer skirts are draped.

Underskirtnoun

A petticoat; the foundation skirt of a draped dress.

Underskirtnoun

undergarment worn under a skirt