farthingale

/ˌfɑrðɪŋˈgeɪl/
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Other forms: farthingales

Definitions of farthingale
  1. noun
    a hoop worn beneath a skirt to extend it horizontally; worn by European women in the 16th and 17th centuries
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    type of:
    hoop
    a light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt
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