petticoat in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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The alternative is a white dress over a petticoat, together with a tartan pattern sash.
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A closed (or round) petticoat, sometimes worn with an apron, replaced the open draped mantua skirt of the previous period.
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I could say that these suspenders should be thinner, or this skirt should be worn with an extra petticoat, or have a bow added.
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The use of multiple petticoats continued to be popular until the 1870s, when the bustle was introduced, resulting in a return of narrower skirts.
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The player scores 30 points for blowing up a skirt and 50 points for blowing up a petticoat.
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The bustle, retained at the back, was worn under petticoats.
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It may also be called a waist slip or more rarely a petticoat.
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The first crinolines were petticoats starched for extra stiffness, made out of the new crinoline fabric.
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She survived the exit of disaffected young men in the 1790s and sustained petticoat government for 25 years.
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They were often hand decorated with various patterns or beads to make them unique and worn over petticoats.
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