noun
Meaning 1
A skirt worn underneath another skirt; a petticoat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
underskirt
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/ˈʌndəˌskɜːt/
noun
Meaning 2
An under layer of a multi-layer gown over which outer skirts are draped.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
undergarment worn under a skirt
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: petticoat, half-slip
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: undergarment, unmentionable
Narrower terms: crinoline
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- Proto-Germanic *skurtijǭ Old Norse skyrtabor. Middle English skyrte English skirt English underskirt From under- + skirt.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: alushame — skirt worn under another skirt
- Ingrian: aluhame — skirt worn under another skirt
- Russian: ни́жняя ю́бка (nížnjaja júbka) — skirt worn under another skirt
- Unami: èthun — skirt worn under another skirt