petticoat tailn.

Brit.

/ˈpɛtɪkəʊt ˌteɪl/, U.S.

/ˈpɛdiˌkoʊt ˌteɪl/,

/ˈpɛdəˌkoʊt ˌteɪl/, Scottish English

/ˈpɛtɪkot ˌtel/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: petticoat n., tail n.¹

Etymology: < petticoat n. + tail n.¹, apparently so called on account of the resemblance in appearance.The following suggestion that the word arose through folk-etymological alteration of Middle French petit gastel little cake (compare gastel gâteau n.) is very unlikely:1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. (at cited word) The general idea is, that this kind of cake is denominated from its resemblance to a section of a petticoat. For a circular cake, when a smaller circle has been taken out of the middle, is divided into eight quarters. But a literary friend has suggested that the term has probably a Fr. origin, q. petit gasteau, a little cake. The old form of this word is petit gastel.

Scottish.

A triangular piece of shortcake or shortbread biscuit, cut out of a round and scalloped at the outer edge. Usually in plural.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > biscuit > [noun] > short-bread

strawberry shortcake1523

shortcake1594

shortbread1801

petticoat tail1819

shorty1882

1819 W. Scott Bride of Lammermoor xii, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. II. 285 Never had there been..such making of car-cakes and sweet scones, Selkirk bannocks, cookies, and petticoat-tails, delicacies little known to the present generation.

1826 C. Johnstone Cook & Housewife's Man. xi. 315 Bake these on paper laid on tins, serve the round cake in the middle of the plate, and petticoat-tails round it.

1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 27 Dec. 5/2 Yorkshire Parkin, Simnel cake, and Scotch petticoat tails are to be found among a host of local delicacies.

1957 Bk. Braemar Gathering xliii The supreme Scotch Shortbread–Braemar (fingers) per tin 4/6 & 9/6, Lochnagar (fingers) 6/-, Petticoat Tails (pieces) 5/-.

1988 Living Mag. Jan. 27/4 Arrange in advance on decorative platters with shortbread petticoat tails.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	petticoat tail
释义	petticoat tailn. Brit. /ˈpɛtɪkəʊt ˌteɪl/, U.S. /ˈpɛdiˌkoʊt ˌteɪl/, /ˈpɛdəˌkoʊt ˌteɪl/, Scottish English /ˈpɛtɪkot ˌtel/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: petticoat n., tail n.¹ Etymology: < petticoat n. + tail n.¹, apparently so called on account of the resemblance in appearance.The following suggestion that the word arose through folk-etymological alteration of Middle French petit gastel little cake (compare gastel gâteau n.) is very unlikely:1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. (at cited word) The general idea is, that this kind of cake is denominated from its resemblance to a section of a petticoat. For a circular cake, when a smaller circle has been taken out of the middle, is divided into eight quarters. But a literary friend has suggested that the term has probably a Fr. origin, q. petit gasteau, a little cake. The old form of this word is petit gastel. Scottish. A triangular piece of shortcake or shortbread biscuit, cut out of a round and scalloped at the outer edge. Usually in plural. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > biscuit > [noun] > short-bread strawberry shortcake1523 shortcake1594 shortbread1801 petticoat tail1819 shorty1882 1819 W. Scott Bride of Lammermoor xii, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. II. 285 Never had there been..such making of car-cakes and sweet scones, Selkirk bannocks, cookies, and petticoat-tails, delicacies little known to the present generation. 1826 C. Johnstone Cook & Housewife's Man. xi. 315 Bake these on paper laid on tins, serve the round cake in the middle of the plate, and petticoat-tails round it. 1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 27 Dec. 5/2 Yorkshire Parkin, Simnel cake, and Scotch petticoat tails are to be found among a host of local delicacies. 1957 Bk. Braemar Gathering xliii The supreme Scotch Shortbread–Braemar (fingers) per tin 4/6 & 9/6, Lochnagar (fingers) 6/-, Petticoat Tails (pieces) 5/-. 1988 Living Mag. Jan. 27/4 Arrange in advance on decorative platters with shortbread petticoat tails. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1819
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