1. wearing a petticoat or petticoats
Usage: archaic
2. relating to or characteristic of women
Usage: archaic; dated

Examples

• The petticoated ladies gathered in the parlor for afternoon tea.
• Victorian novels often featured petticoated heroines in elaborate gowns.
• The old painting showed petticoated figures dancing at a formal ball.
• Historical reenactors wore petticoated costumes from the 1800s.
• The museum displayed petticoated mannequins in period dress.