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The PetticoatsPetticoat Petticoat Skirt-like undergarment, sometimes intended to show, worn under a skirt or dress For the modern undergarment sometimes called a "petticoat", see half slip. A petticoat or underskirt is an article of clothing, a type of undergarment worn under a skirt or a dress. Its precise meaning varies over centuries and between countries. American petticoat, 1855–1865 Modern petticoat According to the Oxford English Dictionary, in current British English, a petticoat is "a light loose undergarment ... hanging from the shoulders or waist". In modern American usage, "petticoat" refers only to a garment hanging from the waist. They are most often made of cotton, silk or tulle. Without petticoats, skirts of the 1850s would not have the volume they were… (Source: Wikipedia)
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