Talk:petticoat

Once worn by boys?

Chambers 1908 definition: "A loose under-skirt worn by females and little boys." Equinox ◑ 23:45, 9 October 2018 (UTC)

Part of a mill

"The buck of the mill at Saxtead Green is covered with handsome white-painted weatherboards which extend all the way down to create a 'petticoat' covering the two-storey brick roundhouse on which the buck is mounted." — However, I'm not sure that this is a term in general use; it might just be that single mill that's said to have one. Equinox ◑ 19:07, 2 April 2020 (UTC)