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petticoated

American  
[pet-ee-koh-tid] / ˈpɛt iˌkoʊ tɪd /

adjective

  1. having or wearing a petticoat.


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Etymology

Origin of petticoated

First recorded in 1740–50; petticoat + -ed 3


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They put on frock coats and petticoated dresses, and cooked up the foods they knew from home.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2014

The Cincinnati Times-Star found them hilarious, remarking that “not even an aviator could equal the antics of the petticoated elevator artists.”

From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2012

Dimly Miss Oelrichs remembers the house at Newport where she spent her childhood, petticoated among socialites who were her family's friends.

From Time Magazine Archive

Tia Alicia appeared in a petticoated dress, carrying a parasol against the mild winter sun.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

Calvinist Chapel," before whose shuttered windows an Italian organ-grinder with a petticoated monkey was playing "Dolly Grey-" "Yes.

From Actions and Reactions by Rudyard Kipling

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