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petticoats

/ˈpɛtɪkoʊts/ /ˈpɛdɪkoʊts/

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

Examples :

"While preparing for the historical play, the actor complained that the petticoats, though hidden under his doublet, made him feel hot and bulky. "
material wear style 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 photograph

photograph noun

/ˈfəʊ.tə.ˌɡɹɑːf/ /ˈfoʊ.tə.ˌɡɹæf/

A picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated plate or film, CCD receptor, etc.

"The photograph of the class showed everyone smiling during the school trip. "

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 underneath

underneath noun

/ʌndəˈniθ/ /ʌndɚˈnið/

The lower surface or part of something.

"The underneath of the aircraft was painted blue."

Illustration historical

historical noun

/hɪˈstɒɹɪkəl/ /hɪˈstɔːɹɪkəl/

A historical romance.

"The historical romance novel was a bestseller in the bookstore. "

Illustration complained

complained verb

/kəmˈpleɪnd/

To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.

"Joe was always complaining about the noise made by his neighbours."

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 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. "