Petticoating vs. Petticoat — What's the Difference?

Petticoating or pinaforing is a type of forced feminization that involves dressing a man or boy in girls' clothing as a form of humiliation or punishment, or as a fetish. While the practice has come to be a rare, socially unacceptable form of humiliating punishment, it has risen up as both a subgenre of erotic literature or other expression of sexual fantasy.

A petticoat or underskirt is an article of clothing, a type of undergarment worn under a skirt or a dress. Its precise meaning varies over centuries and between countries.

Material for petticoats.

A girl's or woman's undergarment, worn under a dress or skirt, that is often full and trimmed with ruffles or lace. Also called pettiskirt.

The dressing of a boy in girls' clothing as a form of humiliation.

Relating to or characteristic of women.

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

(historical) A woman's undercoat, worn to be displayed beneath an open gown.

(historical) A fisherman's loose canvas or oilcloth skirt.

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

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.

(slang) A woman.

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

(transitive) To dress in a petticoat.

(dated) Feminine; female; involving a woman.

A loose under-garment worn by women, and covering the body below the waist.

Undergarment worn under a skirt