English

Noun

petticoating ‎(uncountable)

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 Slaves

     Pansy, 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.