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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A skirt worn under another skirt; a petticoat.
  • noun One skirt of a layered gown over which outer skirts are formed and draped.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A skirt worn under others.
  • noun The foundation of a gown, on which drapery or an overskirt is arranged.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A petticoat; the foundation skirt of a draped dress.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A skirt worn underneath another skirt; a petticoat.
  • noun An under layer of a multi-layer gown over which outer skirts are draped.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun undergarment worn under a skirt

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