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Petticoats

Scope note

Underskirts, extending from the waist to usually just slightly shorter than the outside skirt, which provide fullness at some point. For similar skirtlike underwear which does not provide fullness use "half slips."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000209927

Broader Terms used

underskirts

Narrower Terms used

criardes
Balmorals (petticoats)

Term used for

pettiskirts

Equivalent Terms used

petticoat

Created

13yrs ago

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