Definition of "petticoats" [petticoats]

• Plural form of petticoat. (noun)

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• "When a child of 4 years old, in petticoats, he play'd the organ, and the most masterly pieces too before the"
• "She was the woman in petticoats, the full, long skirts of her day."
• "A clown can sometimes do so, and sometimes a dancer in short petticoats and stuffed pink legs; occasionally, perhaps, a singer."