Wondering how to use Petticoat in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as undergarment or unmentionable.
Petticoat meaning
- A tight, usually padded undercoat worn by women over a shirt and under the doublet.
- A woman's undercoat, worn to be displayed beneath an open gown.
- A fisherman's loose canvas or oilcloth skirt.
Synonyms of Petticoat
Using Petticoat
- The main meaning on this page is: A tight, usually padded undercoat worn by women over a shirt and under the doublet. | A woman's undercoat, worn to be displayed beneath an open gown. | A fisherman's loose canvas or oilcloth skirt.
- Useful related words include: half-slip, underskirt, undergarment, unmentionable.
- In the example corpus, petticoat often appears in combinations such as: petticoat junction, petticoat and, red petticoat.
Context around Petticoat
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 9 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 17 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Petticoat
- In this selection, "petticoat" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, red, cafe, dyed, junction, affair and lane stand out and add context to how "petticoat" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a red petticoat under a and appearances on petticoat junction. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "petticoat" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with petticoat
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Lieutenant Brendan Trembath in the Petticoat Lane tunnel under Garden Island. (11 words)
Petticoat affair main The Petticoat affair ended friendly relations between Calhoun and Jackson. (13 words)
I designed the turban and petticoat and she recreated it,” said DainaAyara, a resident of downtown Limón. (17 words)
The hostage-taking in the central Dutch market town of Ede 53 miles southeast of Amsterdam, ended around midday when a man walked out of the Cafe Petticoat club and was ordered by armed police to kneel with his hands on his head. (43 words)
Next he’ll tell us the French are planning to send a brontosaurus to tread on our gardens, but he’ll do it while wearing a petticoat and riding a camel so his party will insist he’s like Churchill. (40 words)
Both sides, in several elections, claimed that the other side had had unqualified women vote and mocked them for use of "petticoat electors", whether entitled to vote or not; on the other hand, both parties passed Voting Rights Acts. (39 words)
Example sentences (17)
Petticoat affair main The Petticoat affair ended friendly relations between Calhoun and Jackson.
I designed the turban and petticoat and she recreated it,” said DainaAyara, a resident of downtown Limón.
Lieutenant Brendan Trembath in the Petticoat Lane tunnel under Garden Island.
The hostage-taking in the central Dutch market town of Ede 53 miles southeast of Amsterdam, ended around midday when a man walked out of the Cafe Petticoat club and was ordered by armed police to kneel with his hands on his head.
Next he’ll tell us the French are planning to send a brontosaurus to tread on our gardens, but he’ll do it while wearing a petticoat and riding a camel so his party will insist he’s like Churchill.
This photo appears to show a white vehicle travelling on Petticoat Road while gunshots are fired from inside.
Both sides, in several elections, claimed that the other side had had unqualified women vote and mocked them for use of "petticoat electors", whether entitled to vote or not; on the other hand, both parties passed Voting Rights Acts.
In Plymouth, Massachusetts, there is a 1633 account of the husband of Mary Ring auctioning her cranberry-dyed petticoat for 16 shillings.
Kern's first complete score was Broadway's The Red Petticoat (1912), one of the first musical-comedy Westerns.
Mammy is reluctant to reveal her red petticoat to Rhett; nevertheless, she has sexual knowledge akin to Belle Watling.
She wore a red petticoat under a loose, dark grey gown of damask trimmed in fur and a mantle of ermine.
The character disappeared after the first year because Benaderet had become the star of another Paul Henning series, Petticoat Junction.
The Clampett family makes several trips to Hooterville, Sam Drucker visits Beverly Hills, and Granny (Irene Ryan) does two guest appearances on Petticoat Junction.
The Clampetts return to Petticoat Junction in a story featuring Steve Elliott, Betty Jo, Sam Drucker, and a rare Hooterville visit by Miss Hathaway and Mr. Drysdale ( Raymond Bailey ).
The only Petticoat Junction cast members in this episode are Sam Drucker ( Frank Cady ) and Uncle Joe ( Edgar Buchanan ) seen talking to Granny on the phone.
The pretty young hostess was a demure Martha Washington in flowered crepe gown over a pink silk petticoat and her powdered hair was worn high.
The same broadcast week, Petticoat Junction aired "A Cake from Granny" with shots of Granny and Jane Hathaway (Nancy Kulp) in Beverly Hills baking a cake.
Common combinations with petticoat
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: