petticoated
Dressed in slips
Petticoated describes someone wearing a petticoat, the undergarment or slip traditionally worn beneath skirts and dresses.
The term appears most often in historical fiction or period descriptions, evoking images of women in elaborate Victorian or Edwardian dress.
It can also carry figurative weight, suggesting old-fashioned femininity or domestic constraint: petticoated ladies of the manor.
The word sometimes appears in "petticoat government" or similar phrases suggesting female influence or control.
Structural petticoat for volume
- hoopskirtStiffened underskirt framework
- underskirtGarment worn beneath outer layer
- bustleEnergetic noisy activity
- pannierCarrier hung from sides
flounce · ruffle · tulle · organza · chiffon · silk · satin · brocade
Structural petticoat for volume
- bustleEnergetic noisy activity
- hoopskirtStiffened underskirt framework
- corsetryBoned foundation garment craft
- parasolHandheld shade device
ballgown · debutante · chaperone · courting · gentility · high society · etiquette · presentation
Having gathered fabric edges
- girlishYouthfully feminine in manner
- daintyDelicately small and pretty
- flouncyHaving decorative gathers
- ribbonsNarrow fabric strips
bows · lace · delicate · pastel · soft · embroidery · beading · pearls
Modestly reserved in manner
- chasteAbstaining from sexual activity
- decorousSocially appropriate, dignified
- discreetCareful to avoid notice
- reservedRestrained in manner
propriety · decency · covered · bashful · coy · prim · proper · virtue
Belonging to earlier times
- bygoneOf earlier times
- datedOld-fashioned or courted
- quaintAttractively unfamiliar, outdated
- nostalgicLonging for the past
vintage · historic · traditional · time-honored · antebellum · colonial · regency · period
crinoline
Structural petticoat for volume
- hoopskirtStiffened underskirt framework
- underskirtGarment worn beneath outer layer
- bustleEnergetic noisy activity
pannier · flounce · ruffle · tulle · organza · chiffon · silk · satin · brocade · sateen
crinoline
Structural petticoat for volume
- bustleEnergetic noisy activity
- hoopskirtStiffened underskirt framework
- corsetryBoned foundation garment craft
parasol · ballgown · debutante · chaperone · courting · gentility · high society · etiquette · presentation · quadrille
frilly
Having gathered fabric edges
- girlishYouthfully feminine in manner
- daintyDelicately small and pretty
- flouncyHaving decorative gathers
ribbons · bows · lace · delicate · pastel · soft · embroidery · beading · pearls · ruffled
demure
Modestly reserved in manner
- chasteAbstaining from sexual activity
- decorousSocially appropriate, dignified
- discreetCareful to avoid notice
reserved · propriety · decency · covered · bashful · coy · prim · proper · virtue · innocence
old-fashioned
Belonging to earlier times
nostalgic · vintage · historic · traditional · time-honored · antebellum · colonial · regency · period · costume drama