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Petticoat vs Overskirt - What's the difference?

petticoat | overskirt |

As nouns the difference between petticoat and overskirt

is that petticoat is a tight, usually padded undercoat worn by men over a shirt and under the doublet while overskirt is a skirt worn visibly, especially over another layer, such as a petticoat.

petticoat

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (historical) A tight, usually padded undercoat worn by men over a shirt and under the doublet.
  • (historical) A woman's undercoat, worn to be displayed beneath an open gown.
  • A type of ornamental skirt or underskirt, often displayed below a dress; chiefly in plural, designating a woman's skirts collectively.
  • A light woman's undergarment worn under a dress or skirt, and hanging either from the shoulders or (now especially) from the waist; a kind of slip, worn to make the skirt fuller, or for extra warmth.

    • Related terms

    * petticoat government * petticoating * petticoat pipe * underpetticoat

    Synonyms

    * underskirt

    overskirt

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A skirt worn visibly, especially over another layer, such as a petticoat.
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    • , passage=Agnès’s dress is very attractive too, but the overskirt did remind me of some old Ralph Lauren sheets I used to have. }}