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    petticoat

    US /ˈpetɪkoʊt/

    ・

    UK /ˈpetɪkəʊt/

    B2
    n. (c.)Countable NounWoman's underskirt worn under a dress or skirt
    I can see her petticoat under her dress

    Video subtitles

    VOCABULARY THAT NATIVE SPEAKERS USE IN ENGLISH

    07:16VOCABULARY THAT NATIVE SPEAKERS USE IN ENGLISH
    • And I wear four layers of petticoat.

      And I wear four layers of petticoat.

    B1

    I SPENT $1000 ON HOUSE OF CB!!!! COTTAGECORE TRY ON HAUL 2021 *honest House of CB review*

    26:57I SPENT $1000 ON HOUSE OF CB!!!! COTTAGECORE TRY ON HAUL 2021 *honest House of CB review*
    • I don't know if I like this or not I don't know if it matches quite well enough god house of cb please make this design into a mask please I will buy it straight away they've been sewn in such a way that they actually sort of shape around the eye you know sometimes the masks are like flat at the top and flat at the bottom and they don't sit right but this has actually been made slightly higher where the bridge of your nose is and then it dips down around your eyes it's a really comfortable mask oh okay um I'm happy I'm not overjoyed about this dress but I'm happy enough to keep it this one yep security tags got the sniff all right next up we have the first and only short dress of the video so this one is called the aria dress and it's 160 australian dollars the cheapest one so far obviously less fabric this one also has those same uh tulle pieces in the sleeves to help puff them out a little bit my first concern with this right off the bat is that around here there's no boning and it's folding in on itself which looks a little bit awkward I feel like maybe I might need to wear a strapless bra or something underneath this just to have something that this can kind of mold around because I'm so flat chested it's got nothing to kind of help it hold its shape so it's just kind of not sitting right at the top but aside from that this also has the boning all of these have boning under the bust which is I love that every single dress had it it's such a nice added detail and it really helps these to fit and just take them to the next level this has little buttons running all the way down they are fake buttons if you unbutton them nothing happens this doesn't open oh it does it no it doesn't open up it I thought for a second there when I put my finger in you can actually put your finger right in but it's all sewn on the inside so the buttons aren't going to pop open the amount of times I've bought dresses like this with buttons from top to bottom and I've had them pop open in very awkward situations in public so you don't have to worry about that happening you get the same vibe and none of the danger that comes with it this looks lovely from all angles no matter how you stand it looks so pretty so elegant the shade of blue is perfect and matching face mask even the straps of this face mask are pink and also I've just noticed that there is like a little pocket here on the face mask so maybe if you wanted to put like a a waterproof mask or something on the inside maybe that's what that's for I'm loving it with my current hair because there's these teeny tiny little pink flowers in the mask and obviously the pink hair oh it all comes together so well oh I feel like a fairy this dress also is layered we have the top layer being this one which is the one that the oh wait have I been lying to you oh they're not fake buttons they're real buttons but because there's a layer underneath ah clever but also like why they don't need to be real they don't need to undo because you wouldn't undo it to show the petticoat underneath anyway I can't wait to wear this combination out somewhere I'm obsessed and for $160 this dress I cannot cannot recommend it highly enough it is so so nice oh my god another one I'm keeping sorry can I just get like an oh my god in the chat please not that there's a live chat can you just like leave a comment down below and say oh my god wait stop stop right there I know you're thinking of adding this dress to your cart but Alex from the future is here to tell you I wore it out to lunch with my parents and within about 10 minutes of wearing it I was in so much pain the straps in this spot here they are so tight I don't have particularly big arms or very big shoulders but that elastic around here was so painful it was cutting off the circulation and every like five minutes while I was at lunch

      I don't know if I like this or not I don't know if it matches quite well enough god house of cb please make this design into a mask please I will buy it straight away they've been sewn in such a way that they actually sort of shape around the eye you know sometimes the masks are like flat at the top and flat at the bottom and they don't sit right but this has actually been made slightly higher where the bridge of your nose is and then it dips down around your eyes it's a really comfortable mask oh okay um I'm happy I'm not overjoyed about this dress but I'm happy enough to keep it this one yep security tags got the sniff all right next up we have the first and only short dress of the video so this one is called the aria dress and it's 160 australian dollars the cheapest one so far obviously less fabric this one also has those same uh tulle pieces in the sleeves to help puff them out a little bit my first concern with this right off the bat is that around here there's no boning and it's folding in on itself which looks a little bit awkward I feel like maybe I might need to wear a strapless bra or something underneath this just to have something that this can kind of mold around because I'm so flat chested it's got nothing to kind of help it hold its shape so it's just kind of not sitting right at the top but aside from that this also has the boning all of these have boning under the bust which is I love that every single dress had it it's such a nice added detail and it really helps these to fit and just take them to the next level this has little buttons running all the way down they are fake buttons if you unbutton them nothing happens this doesn't open oh it does it no it doesn't open up it I thought for a second there when I put my finger in you can actually put your finger right in but it's all sewn on the inside so the buttons aren't going to pop open the amount of times I've bought dresses like this with buttons from top to bottom and I've had them pop open in very awkward situations in public so you don't have to worry about that happening you get the same vibe and none of the danger that comes with it this looks lovely from all angles no matter how you stand it looks so pretty so elegant the shade of blue is perfect and matching face mask even the straps of this face mask are pink and also I've just noticed that there is like a little pocket here on the face mask so maybe if you wanted to put like a a waterproof mask or something on the inside maybe that's what that's for I'm loving it with my current hair because there's these teeny tiny little pink flowers in the mask and obviously the pink hair oh it all comes together so well oh I feel like a fairy this dress also is layered we have the top layer being this one which is the one that the oh wait have I been lying to you oh they're not fake buttons they're real buttons but because there's a layer underneath ah clever but also like why they don't need to be real they don't need to undo because you wouldn't undo it to show the petticoat underneath anyway I can't wait to wear this combination out somewhere I'm obsessed and for $160 this dress I cannot cannot recommend it highly enough it is so so nice oh my god another one I'm keeping sorry can I just get like an oh my god in the chat please not that there's a live chat can you just like leave a comment down below and say oh my god wait stop stop right there I know you're thinking of adding this dress to your cart but Alex from the future is here to tell you I wore it out to lunch with my parents and within about 10 minutes of wearing it I was in so much pain the straps in this spot here they are so tight I don't have particularly big arms or very big shoulders but that elastic around here was so painful it was cutting off the circulation and every like five minutes while I was at lunch

    B1

    Try on: WEDDING DRESSES from YESSTYLE | Was it worth it?

    18:56Try on: WEDDING DRESSES from YESSTYLE | Was it worth it?
    • I'm going to take out that extra petticoat thing underneath to show you guys what it looks like without it.

      I'm going to take out that extra petticoat thing underneath to show you guys what it looks like without it.

    A2

    Fashion Through History: Episode 4 – Elizabethans

    14:44Fashion Through History: Episode 4 – Elizabethans
    • This was something that could be washed and laundered at very very high temperatures and then on top of that we have the kirtle or petticoat.

      This was something that could be washed and laundered at very very high temperatures and then on top of that we have the kirtle or petticoat.

    B1

    I Climbed a Mountain with Bolivia’s Fearless Cholita Climbers | Superskilled with Eva zu Beck S2 E6

    34:44I Climbed a Mountain with Bolivia’s Fearless Cholita Climbers | Superskilled with Eva zu Beck S2 E6
    • And that's just the petticoat.

      And that's just the petticoat.

    • Five layers of petticoat to give it the shape and volume.

      Five layers of petticoat to give it the shape and volume.

    B1

    Part 1 - Pride and Prejudice Audiobook by Jane Austen (Chs 01-15)

    06:06Part 1 - Pride and Prejudice Audiobook by Jane Austen (Chs 01-15)
    • "Yes, and her petticoat; I hope you saw her petticoat, six inches deep in mud, I am

      "Yes, and her petticoat; I hope you saw her petticoat, six inches deep in mud, I am

    • this morning. Her dirty petticoat quite escaped my

      this morning. Her dirty petticoat quite escaped my

    B1

    Book 07 - The Hunchback of Notre Dame Audiobook by Victor Hugo (Chs 1-8)

    49:39Book 07 - The Hunchback of Notre Dame Audiobook by Victor Hugo (Chs 1-8)
    • "That petticoat is so short that it makes one tremble," added la Gaillefontaine.

      "That petticoat is so short that it makes one tremble," added la Gaillefontaine.

    B2

    Book 10 - The Hunchback of Notre Dame Audiobook by Victor Hugo (Chs 1-7)

    05:17Book 10 - The Hunchback of Notre Dame Audiobook by Victor Hugo (Chs 1-7)
    • She will take your doublet; you will take her petticoat."

      She will take your doublet; you will take her petticoat."

    • When they find me in that little lodging so grotesquely muffled in petticoat and coif,

      When they find me in that little lodging so grotesquely muffled in petticoat and coif,

    B2

    The Try Guys Try Wedding Dresses

    03:47The Try Guys Try Wedding Dresses
    • - It is a petticoat.

      - It is a petticoat.

    B1

    Book 02 - The Hunchback of Notre Dame Audiobook by Victor Hugo (Chs 1-7)

    06:58Book 02 - The Hunchback of Notre Dame Audiobook by Victor Hugo (Chs 1-7)
    • puffing out, her bare shoulders, her delicate limbs, which her petticoat

      puffing out, her bare shoulders, her delicate limbs, which her petticoat

    • plait in her petticoat, and remained in indecision.

      plait in her petticoat, and remained in indecision.

    B2