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ˈpetticoatless, a. [f. petticoat n. + -less.] Without a petticoat, not wearing petticoats.
1888Macm. Mag. Aug. 306 The graceful curves of her slight, petticoatless figure. 1896Godey's Mag. Apr. 447/1 Men declare that the petticoatless female has unsexed herself and has left her modesty behind. b. fig. Without female characters.
1892Longm. Mag. Aug. 435 Mamie is perhaps the best petticoat among Mr. Stevenson's rather petticoatless tales. |