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petti-|ˈpɛtɪ|
Combining form of petticoat n., designating garments having some of the characteristics or functions of a petticoat.
1922Joyce Ulysses 360 He could see her other things too, nainsook knickers, the fabric that caresses the skin, better than those other pettiwidth, the green, four and eleven, on account of being white. Ibid. 544 Lifting up her pettigown and folding a half sovereign into the top of her stocking. 1923Dialect Notes V. 246 Pettibockers, n. pl. A loose garment for girls, worn under skirts: contamination of petticoat and knickerbockers. 1939Joyce Finnegans Wake iv. 611 His yellow saffron pettikilt. 1942Berrey & Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang. §87/27 Pettibockers, women's old-fashioned knickerbockers. 1960Harper's Bazaar Apr. 11 Nightdresses, slips, pettiskirts, panties. 1963Seventeen Aug. 32 A new word in lingerie. Pettisets (a petti-top matched with petti-pants as well as a petticoat). 1964N.Y. Post 7 Oct. 13 Perfect under your swinging skirts, pettipants fashioned with a divided skirt. 1968J. Ironside Fashion Alphabet 71 Pettipants, petticoat and pants combined. 1970N. Armstrong et al. First on Moon vi. 126 They found a present for Jan's friend—pettipants edged with green lace. 1972Daily Tel. (Colour Suppl.) 13 Oct. 16/1 On top of this I wore a petti-blouse (which is a blouse and a petticoat). |