petticoat

n.
1. under garment worn by women（女人穿的）裙子。
△3H.VI.5.5.23:“That you might still have wornthe petticoat,/And ne’er(i.e. never) have stol’n(i.e. stolen) the breech from Lancaster ”你要能一直穿着女裙，不到兰开斯特家里偷男子裤子才好呢。
2.i.e. red petticoat of a lower woman or prostitute裙子.（指下流女人或妓女穿的）红裙子。
△2H.IV.2.2.89(81):“At last I spied his eyes,and methought he hadmade two holes in the ale-wive’s petticoat and sopeeped through.”最后我发现了他的眼睛，但我以为他是在卖酒婆子的红裙子上挖了两个窟窿，他从窟窿里向我张望。

petticoat[ˈpetikəut]

n.衬裙，裙子
‖ petticoat government女人当权
petticoat influence女人影响
petticoatism n.女人统治