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petticoat

/ˈpɛtɪkəʊt/

Meanings
noun
A tight, usually padded undercoat worn by men over a shirt and under the doublet.

Examples :

"Though less common now, in the 16th century, a well-dressed man wore a petticoat under his doublet to add warmth and shape to his silhouette. "
wear style item history appearance

Related Words

Illustration underskirt

underskirt noun

/ˈʌndərskɜːrt/ /ˈʌndərskɝːt/

A skirt worn underneath another skirt; a petticoat.

"She wore an underskirt to make her dress look fuller. "

Illustration locomotive

locomotive noun

/ˌləʊkəʊˈməʊtiv/ /ˌloʊkəˈmoʊtiv/

The power unit of a train that pulls the coaches or wagons.

"The locomotive chugged, pulling the train full of students to their school. "

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Illustration silhouette

silhouette noun

/ˌsɪ.luːˈwɛt/

An illustrated outline filled in with a solid color(s), usually only black, and intended to represent the shape of an object without revealing any other visual details; a similar appearance produced when the object being viewed is situated in relative darkness with brighter lighting behind it; a profile portrait in black, such as a shadow appears to be.

"The silhouette of the cat sitting on the windowsill was clearly visible against the bright afternoon sun. "

Illustration technician

technician noun

/tekˈnɪʃən/

A person who studies or practises technology.

"The computer technician fixed the broken printer in the school library. "

Illustration equalising

equalising verb

/ˈiːkwəlaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈekwəlaɪzɪŋ/

To make equal; to cause to correspond in amount or degree.

"to equalize accounts, burdens, or taxes"

Illustration ornamental

ornamental noun

/ˌɔːnəˈmɛntl/ /ˌɔɹnəˈmɛntl/

An ornamental plant.

"My grandmother's garden has many beautiful ornamental plants. "

Illustration strengthening

strengthening verb

/ˈstɹɛŋθənɪŋ/ /ˈstɹɛŋkθənɪŋ/

To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify.

"strengthen a muscle"

Illustration collectively

collectively adverb

/kəˈlɛktɪvli/ /kəˈlɛktɪli/

In a collective manner; viewed together as a whole; to be treated as a single unit, rather than the items that make up the collection separately.

"The students, collectively, decided to postpone the project until next week. "

Illustration designating

designating verb

/ˈdezɪɡneɪtɪŋ/ /dɪˈzɪɡneɪtɪŋ/

To mark out and make known; to point out; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description

"to designate the boundaries of a country"

Illustration reenactment

reenactment noun

/ˌriːɪˈnæktmənt/ /ˌriːəˈnæktmənt/

The repetition of an earlier (usually historic) event, as a performance or social event.

"The class watched a reenactment of the first Thanksgiving to learn about its history. "

Illustration undergarment

undergarment noun

/ˈʌndərˌɡɑrmənt/ /ˈʌndərˌɡɑːrmənt/

Any garment worn underneath others, especially one worn next to the skin; an item of underwear.

"She always wears a clean undergarment beneath her school uniform. "