petticoating en · NOUN
Etymology
From petticoat + -ing.
Meanings
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(uncountable) Material for petticoats.
Pansy, as usual, was in pink and white – a very pretty pink satin dress with inches of frou-frou petticoating[…]
2010, Christina Shelly, Company Of Slaves:The mixture of jute and cotton in the manufacture of bags, petticoating, canvas for tents, or other similar articles[…]
1856, The mechanics' magazine, volume 64, page 43:
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(uncountable) The dressing of a boy in girls' clothing as a form of humiliation.
Petticoating roleplay may include being forced to wear makeup and to carry dolls, purses, and other items associated with girls.
2013, Heinz Duthel, Kathoey Ladyboy: Thailand's Got Talent, page 437: