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petticoat

noun (plural petticoats)

«petticoat» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A skirt worn under a dress, long ago. tree →
(old use, in fairy tales) A magic garment that does odd things in a tale. tree →

In the lessons

in fairy tales a magic petticoat is let down or turned into something else

Examples

She wore a white petticoat under her blue dress. tree →
The magic petticoat turned into drink. tree →

Note

nothing for maths.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «petticoat» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«petticoat» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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