unpetticoatedadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈpɛtɪkəʊtᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌənˈpɛdiˌkoʊdəd/,

/ˌənˈpɛdəˌkoʊdəd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, petticoated adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + petticoated adj.

Now rare.

Not wearing petticoats; lacking a petticoat. Hence also: not female, unfeminine.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > man > [adjective]

malea1382

virile1697

unpetticoated1778

dude1879

1778 A. Kellet Pocket of Prose & Verse 187 When we happen to see a female rope-dancer perform the unpetticoated action [sc. a curtsy].

1802 S. T. Coleridge Let. c18 Jan. (1956) II. 429 With him went his china men, & beasts, & unpetticoated Beauties.

1846 E. B. Barrett Let. 9 July in Lett. R. Browning & E. B. Barrett (1899) II. 321 Flush [the dog]..hates all unpetticoated people.

1848 A. Herbert in J. H. Todd Leabhar Breathnach: Irish Version of Historia Britonum of Nennius Notes p. lvii The unpetticoated government of their Milesian wives.

1915 Labor Digest Mar. 31/2 The woman of maternal figure and countenance..does indeed belie herself when she prances, unpetticoated, flourishing her diaphanous hosiery.

1957 Hutchinson (Kansas) News 18 Oct. 6/6 Much more slimming would be unpetticoated skirts made with just a slight flare.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unpetticoated
释义	unpetticoatedadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈpɛtɪkəʊtᵻd/, U.S. /ˌənˈpɛdiˌkoʊdəd/, /ˌənˈpɛdəˌkoʊdəd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, petticoated adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + petticoated adj. Now rare. Not wearing petticoats; lacking a petticoat. Hence also: not female, unfeminine. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > man > [adjective] malea1382 virile1697 unpetticoated1778 dude1879 1778 A. Kellet Pocket of Prose & Verse 187 When we happen to see a female rope-dancer perform the unpetticoated action [sc. a curtsy]. 1802 S. T. Coleridge Let. c18 Jan. (1956) II. 429 With him went his china men, & beasts, & unpetticoated Beauties. 1846 E. B. Barrett Let. 9 July in Lett. R. Browning & E. B. Barrett (1899) II. 321 Flush [the dog]..hates all unpetticoated people. 1848 A. Herbert in J. H. Todd Leabhar Breathnach: Irish Version of Historia Britonum of Nennius Notes p. lvii The unpetticoated government of their Milesian wives. 1915 Labor Digest Mar. 31/2 The woman of maternal figure and countenance..does indeed belie herself when she prances, unpetticoated, flourishing her diaphanous hosiery. 1957 Hutchinson (Kansas) News 18 Oct. 6/6 Much more slimming would be unpetticoated skirts made with just a slight flare. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1778
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