Hypertext Webster Gateway: "petticoat"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Petticoat \Pet"ti*coat\, n. (Zo["o]l.) [Petty + coat.]
A loose under-garment worn by women, and covering the body
below the waist.
{Petticoat government}, government by women, whether in
politics or domestic affairs. [Colloq.]
{Petticoat pipe} (Locomotives), a short, flaring pipe
surrounding the blast nozzle in the smoke box, to equalize
the draft.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
petticoat
n : undergarment worn under a skirt [syn: {half-slip}, {underskirt}]
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