Dreaming of a Petticoat
petticoat, crinoline, slip, underskirt · mixed
A petticoat is about reputation: new ones invite teasing, soiled ones endanger it, silken ones promise a devoted partner.
What happens in the dream
- New petticoats: pride in your belongings will make you a target of teasing
- You wear a silk or clean petticoat: a doting yet steady partner
- You realize you forgot your petticoat: bad luck and disappointment
- Soiled or torn petticoats: your reputation will be in serious danger
- Your petticoat slips in public: trouble keeping your sweetheart, and other letdowns
How you felt
- Embarrassment: the dream may reflect a fear of being exposed or laughed at
- Privacy: what you show and what you keep hidden
Ask yourself
- Am I afraid of being seen in an unflattering light?
- Which parts of me are nobody's business but mine?
See also Clothes · Chemise · Silk · Garment · Undressing
Source: G. H. Miller, Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or What's in a Dream (1901). Also searched as: crinoline, slip, underskirt.