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pettiskirt

pettiskirt noun: a kind of skirt modelled on old-fashioned petticoats.

Noun

pettiskirt (plural pettiskirts)

  1. A kind of skirt modelled on old-fashioned petticoats.

Forms of pettiskirt

pluralpettiskirts

Origin of pettiskirt

Blend of petticoat + skirt.

Questions about pettiskirt

What does pettiskirt mean?
Pettiskirt means a kind of skirt modelled on old-fashioned petticoats.
What part of speech is pettiskirt?
Pettiskirt is a noun.
What is the plural of pettiskirt?
The plural of pettiskirt is pettiskirts.

Words near pettiskirt in the dictionary

  1. Pettis County
  2. pettish
  3. pettishly
  4. pettishness
  5. pettishnesses
  6. pettiskirt
  7. pettiskirts
  8. Pettit
  9. pettitoe
  10. pettitoes
  11. Pettits

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