petticoat
Example Sentences
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I picked up a petticoat, breathing in the fresh smell of lilac.
From Literature
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Meanwhile, Cassiopeia found a length of pink tulle in Madame LePoint’s trunk of fabric scraps, left over from a petticoat made for one of Lady Constance’s gowns.
From Literature
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A section backstage is filled with racks of elaborate early 19th century gowns, jackets, trousers, corsets, petticoats, socks, shoes, hats, suits and more.
From Los Angeles Times
If untended, it has below the green top what some people call “petticoats” of dead leaves, but I think they look like those furry chaps that silent movie cowboys used to wear.
From Los Angeles Times
And cambric and lawn for new petticoats, long ones and short ones.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.