petticoat

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
petticoat
    n 1: undergarment worn under a skirt [syn: {petticoat}, {half-
         slip}, {underskirt}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Petticoat \Pet"ti*coat\, n. (Zool.) [Petty + coat.]
   A loose under-garment worn by women, and covering the body
   below the waist.
   [1913 Webster]

   {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.
      [1913 Webster]
from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
47 Moby Thesaurus words for "petticoat":
      Balmoral, Skivvies, bloomers, body stocking, brassiere, briefs,
      bustle, camisole, chemise, combination, corset, crinoline, distaff,
      drawers, female, feminine, foundation garment, gentlewomanlike,
      girlish, gynecic, gynecoid, gynic, kittenish, ladylike,
      little-girlish, maidenly, matronal, matronlike, matronly,
      muliebral, pannier, panties, pants, shift, shorts, singlet, slip,
      smock, tournure, underpants, underskirt, undervest, union suit,
      vest, womanish, womanlike, womanly
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