petticoat

n. slip that is worn under a dress; underskirt, slip worn under a skirt; (USA) something that looks like a skirt (such as a valance); (Offending term) woman, girl

adj. female, of or relating to women, controlled by women; feminine

A petticoat or underskirt is an article of clothing for women; specifically an undergarment to be worn under a skirt, dress or sari. The petticoat is a separate garment hanging from the waist (unlike the chemise). In historical contexts (sixteenth to mid-nineteenth centuries), petticoat refers to any separate skirt worn with a gown, bedgown, bodice or jacket; these petticoats are not strictly speaking underwear as they were made to be seen.in both historical and modern contexts, petticoat refers to skirt-like undergarments worn for warmth or to give the skirt or dress the desired fashionable shape. In this context a petticoat may be called a waist slip or underskirt (UK) or half slip (US), with petticoat restricted to extremely full garments. Petticoat can also refer to a full-length slip in the UK, although this usage is somewhat old-fashioned.Petticoat is the standard name in English for any underskirt worn as part of non-Western clothing, as with the sari.
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Noun
1. undergarment worn under a skirt
(synonym) half-slip, underskirt
(hypernym) undergarment
(hyponym) crinoline

n. petticoat, underskirt, slip worn under a skirt, slip that is worn under a dress

(n.)
A loose under-garment worn by women, and covering the body below the waist.