notch vs petticoat

notch

noun
  • Woman. 

  • An indentation. 

  • A mountain pass; a defile. 

  • A discontinuous change in a taxation schedule. 

  • Such a cut, used for keeping a record. 

  • A level or degree. 

  • A portion of a mobile phone that overlaps the edge of the screen, used to house camera, sensors etc. while maximizing screen space. 

verb
  • To cut a notch in (something). 

  • To achieve (something); to add to one's score or record of successes. 

  • To join by means of notches. 

  • To record (a score or similar) by making notches on something. 

  • To fit (an arrow) to a bow by means of the notch cut at the end of the arrow; to nock. 

petticoat

noun
  • A woman. 

  • A light woman's undergarment worn under a dress or skirt, and hanging either from the shoulders or (now especially) from the waist; a kind of slip, worn to make the skirt fuller, or for extra warmth. 

  • A woman's undercoat, worn to be displayed beneath an open gown. 

  • A fisherman's loose canvas or oilcloth skirt. 

  • A bell-mouthed piece over the exhaust nozzles in the smokebox of a locomotive, strengthening and equalising the draught through the boiler-tubes. 

  • A type of ornamental skirt or underskirt, often displayed below a dress; chiefly in plural, designating a woman's skirts collectively. 

  • A tight, usually padded undercoat worn by men over a shirt and under the doublet. 

verb
  • To dress in a petticoat. 

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