Petticoating

Origin

petticoat + -ing

Full definition of petticoating

Noun

1. Material for petticoats.
• 1856, The mechanics' magazine (volume 64, page 43)The mixture of jute and cotton in the manufacture of bags, petticoating, canvas for tents, or other similar articles...
• 2010, Christina Shelly, Company Of SlavesPansy, as usual, was in pink and white – a very pretty pink satin dress with inches of frou-frou petticoating...
2. The dressing of a boy in girls' clothing as a form of humiliation.