petticoating

English

Etymology

petticoat +‎ -ing

Noun

petticoating (uncountable)

  1. Material for petticoats.
    • 1856, The mechanics' magazine (volume 64, page 43)
      The mixture of jute and cotton in the manufacture of bags, petticoating, canvas for tents, or other similar articles […]
    • 2010, Christina Shelly, Company Of Slaves
      Pansy, as usual, was in pink and white – a very pretty pink satin dress with inches of frou-frou petticoating […]
  2. The dressing of a boy in girls' clothing as a form of humiliation.
    • 2013, Heinz Duthel, Kathoey Ladyboy: Thailand's Got Talent (page 437)
      Petticoating roleplay may include being forced to wear makeup and to carry dolls, purses, and other items associated with girls.
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