Plural of petticoat

regular plural

The plural of petticoat is petticoats.

Forms of petticoat

The sort of woman with crimson hair and rainbow petticoats, come-hither eyes and a throaty laugh.1986, Jeff Smith, The Frugal Gourmet Cooks with Wine. From the entry come-hither
Whuskers and petticoats wi' the vices o' both and the virtues o' neither.1929, Percival Christopher Wren, Good Gestes, The McSnorrt Reminiscent. From the entry sort
She wore a patched skirt over about a dozen cotton petticoats, not so different from her Toulouse-Lautrec outfit but more ginghamy.2001, Elizabeth McCracken, Niagara Falls All Over Again, page 229. From the entry ginghamy
In the nineteenth century, stiff crinoline petticoats puffed out skirts so far that the cheap materials often brushed against open flames and caught fire.2022, W. David Marx, chapter 4, in Status and Culture, Viking, →ISBN. From the entry crinoline
Alice Lon, the featured soloist and "Champagne Lady," is spry and pretty, with an embraceably slim waist and gleaming legs under a froth of petticoats.1956, The American Magazine, volumes 161-162, page 102. From the entry embraceably

noun A tight, usually padded undercoat worn by women over a shirt and under the doublet.
noun A woman's undercoat, worn to be displayed beneath an open gown.
noun A fisherman's loose canvas or oilcloth skirt.

What is the plural of petticoat?: The plural of petticoat is petticoats.
Is petticoat countable?: Petticoat is a countable noun.

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