Definition of Petticoats. Meaning of Petticoats. Synonyms of Petticoats

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Definition of Petticoats

Petticoat
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.

Meaning of Petticoats from wikipedia

- a replacement for petticoats when working and by fashion reformers. After World War I, silk petticoats were in fashion. Petticoats were revived by Christian...
- is nicknamed "petticoat junction" because the Bradley sisters often skinny dip in the railway's water tower and leave their petticoats draped over the...
- Petticoat breeches were voluminously wide, pleated pants, reminiscent of a skirt, worn by men in Western Europe during the 1650s and early 1660s. The...
- Petticoating or pinaforing is a type of forced feminization that involves dressing a man or boy in girls' clothing as a form of humiliation or punishment...
- Petticoat Government was written by Baroness Orczy, author of The Scarlet Pimpernel, in 1910. It was released under the title Petticoat Rule in the U...
- Dreamboats and Petticoats is a jukebox musical based on po****r songs from the fifties and early sixties. The musical, featuring those songs of the rock...
- Calhoun, wife of Vice President John C. Calhoun, these women, dubbed the "Petticoats", socially ostracized Secretary of War John Eaton and his wife, Peggy...
- The Iron Petticoat (also known as Not for Money) is a 1956 British Cold War comedy film starring Bob Hope and Katharine Hepburn, and directed by Ralph...
- Movies McFarland, 2001 Pistols 'n' Petticoats at IMDb The Far Out West at IMDb Pistols 'n' Petticoats at TV Shows on DVD Pistols 'n' Petticoats at TV Party...
- The Guns of Fort Petticoat is a 1957 American Western film produced by Harry Joe Brown and Audie Murphy for Brown-Murphy Pictures. It was based on the...