wyliecoat

American  

[wahy-lee-koht] / ˈwaɪ liˌkoʊt /

noun

Scot. and North England.

1. a woolen or flannel undergarment, as a warm undershirt.

2. a petticoat.

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Etymology

Origin of wyliecoat

1470–80; origin uncertain; coat

Example Sentences

I wad na been surpris’d to spy You on an auld wife’s flainen toy; Or aiblins some bit duddie boy, On’s wyliecoat; But Miss’s fine Lunardi! fie!

From The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham by Burns, Robert

I wad na been surpris'd to spy You on an auld wife's flainen toy; Or aiblins some bit dubbie boy, On's wyliecoat; But Miss' fine Lunardi! fye!

From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Burns, Robert