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petticoat

/pet-ee-koht/US // ˈpɛt iˌkoʊt //UK // (ˈpɛtɪˌkəʊt) //

衬裙,衬衣,衬裤,裙子

Related Words

female女性,女,女子,女的feminine阴性,阴柔,妩媚,阴性的slip滑落,滑倒,滑移,溜clothes衣服,衣着,衣裳,衣饰waistcoat马甲,裲裆,马甲线,腰带underskirt裙底,底裙,裙下装,裙下之臣kilt长裙,短裤,裙裤,短裙balmoral巴莫拉,巴尔莫拉,巴尔莫勒,巴尔默勒undercoat底层涂料,底漆,底涂层,底层涂层

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Also called pettiskirt . an underskirt, especially one that is full and often trimmed and ruffled and of a decorative fabric.
    • : any skirtlike part or covering.
    • : a flounce or valance fitting around the sides of a bed, couch, or chair, as to conceal the legs.
    • : Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a woman or girl.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : Informal: Sometimes Offensive. of, relating to, or controlled by women; female; feminine: petticoat government.

Synonyms & Antonyms

noununderwear
Synonyms
balmoral巴莫拉,巴尔莫拉,巴尔莫勒,巴尔默勒clothes衣服,衣着,衣裳,衣饰female女性,女,女子,女的feminine阴性,阴柔,妩媚,阴性的kilt长裙,短裤,裙裤,短裙slip滑落,滑倒,滑移,溜undercoat底层涂料,底漆,底涂层,底层涂层underskirt裙底,底裙,裙下装,裙下之臣waistcoat马甲,裲裆,马甲线,腰带

Examples

  • It comes with matching headband, optional sleeve panels and petticoat.

  • The grander the occasion, the larger the width of the hoop petticoat.

  • Her worn-out blue petticoat is lighted up by a moonbeam; in her hand she appears to have a hoe.

  • The late Caleb Whitefoord, seeing a lady knotting fringe for a petticoat, asked her, what she was doing?

  • The people who made an offering of that hooped petticoat did their best, at any rate; they knew no better.

  • The edge of a soiled petticoat, or the glimpse of a rent stocking is singularly disenchanting.

  • She was in her new suit of black sarcenet and yellow petticoat very pretty.

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