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Definition of: petticoat
(pet′ē·kōt) noun
1. A skirt or loose garment depending from the waist; especially, a woman's underskirt.
2. One who wears a petticoat; hence, a woman.
3. An electric insulator shaped like an inverted cup, for use on high-tension wires.
—adjective Of, pertaining to, or influenced by, women: petticoat politics. [Earlier petty coat <PETTY + COAT]
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