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petticoat tail

petticoat tail noun: a piece of shortbread in the shape of a sector of a circle.

Noun

petticoat tail (plural petticoat tails)

  1. A piece of shortbread in the shape of a sector of a circle.

Forms of petticoat tail

pluralpetticoat tails

Questions about petticoat tail

What does petticoat tail mean?
Petticoat tail means a piece of shortbread in the shape of a sector of a circle.
What part of speech is petticoat tail?
Petticoat tail is a noun.
What is the plural of petticoat tail?
The plural of petticoat tail is petticoat tails.

Words near petticoat tail in the dictionary

  1. petticoat governments
  2. petticoat pipe
  3. petticoat pipes
  4. petticoat punishment
  5. petticoat punishments
  6. petticoat tail
  7. petticoat tails
  8. petticoated
  9. petticoateries
  10. petticoatery
  11. petticoating

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