† petticoatien.
Scottish. poetic. Obsolete.
A little petticoat.
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bases1562
petticoat1661
petticoatie1796
basquine1819
gypsy skirt1871
divided skirt1885
lava-lava1891
saya1899
three-decker1909
harem skirt1910
lappa1954
skort1957
puffball1959
swirl skirt1962
longuette1970
1796 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) II. 843 She draigl't a' her petticoatie Comin thro' the rye.
1828 D. M. Moir Life Mansie Wauch vii. 65 Welsh-flannel petticoaties.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2020).
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