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Petticoat breeches

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petticoatnounA 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.
smallclothesnoun(British, archaic) Underwear and other small items of clothing.
underpetticoatnoun(now chiefly historical) A petticoat worn under a skirt or another petticoat.
breechesnoun(informal) Trousers; pantaloons.
peticotenounObsolete form of petticoat. [(historical) A tight, usually padded undercoat worn by women over a shirt and under the doublet.]
trouserettesnoun(historical) A baggy women's garment that covered each leg separately, elasticized at waist and ankle, used as a replacement for the petticoat; bloomers.
britchesnoun(cooking) The roe of cod.
pettiskirtnounA kind of skirt modelled on old-fashioned petticoats.
pettiloonnoun(historical) An early form of trouser for women, loose-fitting and often gathered at the ankle; the trouser portion of a bloomer costume.
open-kneed breechesnoun(historical) Wide-legged breeches ending below the knee.
breeksnoun(Scotland) Pants, breeches.
articlesnoun(law) the period during which a person works as an articled clerk; articling
pantynoun(usually in the plural, or in compounds) An article of clothing worn as underpants by women.
under-petticoatnounAlternative form of underpetticoat. [(now chiefly historical) A petticoat worn under a skirt or another petticoat.]
trunkhosenoun(now historical) Short, full and bag-like breeches covering the hips and thighs, sometimes stuffed with wool or other material, worn by men in the 16th and 17th centuries.
placketnounA slit or other opening in an item of clothing, to allow access to pockets or fastenings
trouserettenounAlternative form of trouserettes. [(historical) A baggy women's garment that covered each leg separately, elasticized at waist and ankle, used as a replacement for the petticoat; bloomers.]
petticoat punishmentnounThe supposed traditional punishment (mainly encountered in BDSM fantasy scenarios) of dressing a boy in girls' clothing to shame him.
braiesnounBraccae, breeches; an undergarment worn in medieval Europe.
petticoatingnounThe dressing of a boy in girls' clothing as a form of humiliation.

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