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underpetticoat

underpetticoat noun: a petticoat worn under a skirt or another petticoat.

Noun

underpetticoat (plural underpetticoats)

  1. (historical) A petticoat worn under a skirt or another petticoat.
    • I beheld the charmingest creature in the world, supporting herself on the arm of the gasping Dorcas, sighing, trembling, and ready to faint, with nothing on but an under-petticoat […].1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter CCXXV”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn...

Forms of underpetticoat

pluralunderpetticoats
alternative formunder-petticoat

Origin of underpetticoat

From under- + petticoat.

Words formed from underpetticoat

Questions about underpetticoat

What does underpetticoat mean?
Underpetticoat means a petticoat worn under a skirt or another petticoat.
What part of speech is underpetticoat?
Underpetticoat is a noun.
What is the plural of underpetticoat?
The plural of underpetticoat is underpetticoats.

Words near underpetticoat in the dictionary

  1. underpersonalization
  2. underpersonalize
  3. underpersonalized
  4. underpersonalizes
  5. underpersonalizing
  6. underpetticoat
  7. underpetticoated
  8. underpetticoats
  9. underphosphorylated
  10. underpigmentation
  11. underpigmented

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