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petticoating

petticoating noun: material for petticoats.

Noun

petticoating (uncountable)

  1. Material for petticoats.
    • The mixture of jute and cotton in the manufacture of bags, petticoating, canvas for tents, or other similar articles[…]1856, The mechanics' magazine, volume 64, page 43
    • Pansy, as usual, was in pink and white – a very pretty pink satin dress with inches of frou-frou petticoating[…]2010, Christina Shelly, Company Of Slaves
  2. The dressing of a boy in girls' clothing as a form of humiliation.
    • Petticoating roleplay may include being forced to wear makeup and to carry dolls, purses, and other items associated with girls.2013, Heinz Duthel, Kathoey Ladyboy: Thailand's Got Talent, page 437

Origin of petticoating

From petticoat + -ing.

Questions about petticoating

What does petticoating mean?
Petticoating means material for petticoats.
What part of speech is petticoating?
Petticoating is a noun.

Words near petticoating in the dictionary

  1. petticoat tail
  2. petticoat tails
  3. petticoated
  4. petticoateries
  5. petticoatery
  6. petticoating
  7. petticoatless
  8. petticoatlike
  9. petticoats
  10. Petticrew
  11. pettie

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