farthingale
A hooped structure in cloth worn to extend the skirt of women's dressesA hooped structure in cloth worn to extend the skirt of women's dresses; a hooped petticoat.
Meaning
1 senses(historical)A hooped structure in cloth worn to extend the skirt of women's dresses; a hooped petticoat.
a hoop worn beneath a skirt to extend it horizontally; worn by European women in the 16th and 17th centuries
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Hobson-Jobson of earlier forms vardingale, etc., borrowed from Middle French verdugale, frHobson-Jobson of earlier forms vardingale, etc., borrowed from Middle French verdugale, from Spanish verdugado, from verdugo (“rod”).
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plural: farthingalesSynonyms
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