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petticoat

noun as in underwear

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Example Sentences

She was shortly down to her petticoats and pearls, and heading our way.

Their bodies were their canvases, which they bedecked in feather boas, tutus, corsets, Victorian petticoats, Edwardian frock coats, wigs, wings, headdresses, ribbons, sequins, rhinestones, satin, face paint and an abundance of glitter.

Still so unlike the stiff petticoats most Marvellian women chose to wear.

A sleepover includes a fashion show where the “overburdened pre-teens wear four layers of petticoats and pantaloons.”

Nova Twins, up for best group, wore stunning dresses framed by hoop petticoats and adorned with safety pins and tartan, adding a splash of colour to the red carpet.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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