Meaning

1 senses

  1. To dress in a petticoat.

Examples

2 sentences

  1. She was wearing a white petticoat.

    ruНа ней была нижняя юбка белого цвета. — odexed

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  2. Bring me my petticoat.

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Origin

From Middle English petticote, petycote, peticote, petite cote, equivalent to petty + coat

From Middle English petticote, petycote, peticote, petite cote, equivalent to petty + coat.

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Forms

petticoats, petticoating, petticoated, petticoated
Base formpetticoat · to petticoat
3rd person singularpetticoats
Present participlepetticoating
Past simplepetticoated
Past participlepetticoated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theypetticoat
he, she, itpetticoats

Past simpleLesson

all personspetticoated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave petticoated
he, she, ithas petticoated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill petticoat

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
petrodollarpetrolA2petroleumpettyB2petulantpetunia

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