petticoated
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- underpetticoated adjective
- unpetticoated adjective
Etymology
Origin of petticoated
Example Sentences
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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
I might have been Sir Philip before this, and had his Majesty's commission in my pocket, but for this petticoated skeleton which warns off pleasure and promotion.
From In the Valley by Frederic, Harold
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