petticoat

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

petti·coat [petticoat petticoats] BrE [ˈpetɪkəʊt] NAmE [ˈpetɪkoʊt] noun (old-fashioned)
a piece of women's underwear like a thin dress or skirt, worn under a dress or skirt
Syn: ↑slip

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from petty coat, literally ‘small coat’: the word originally referred to a garment worn by men under a coat or doublet.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  half-slip, underskirt