Толковый словарь английского языка - petticoat
Petticoat
petticoat
I. noun Etymology: Middle English petycote short tunic, ~, from pety small + cote coat Date: 15th century a skirt worn by women, girls, or young children: as, an outer skirt formerly worn by women and small children, a fancy skirt made to show below a draped-up overskirt, an underskirt usually a little shorter than outer clothing and often made with a ruffled, pleated, or lace edge, the skirt of a woman's riding habit, 2. a garment characteristic or typical of women, woman , something (as a valance) resembling a ~, ~ed adjective II. adjective Date: 1660 of, relating to, or exercised by women ; female
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n. 1 a woman's or girl's skirted undergarment hanging from the waist or shoulders. 2 sl. a a woman or girl. b (in pl.) the female sex. 3 (attrib.) often derog. feminine; associated with women (petticoat pedantry). Derivatives petticoated adj. petticoatless adj. Etymology: ME f. petty coat ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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