farthingale
IPA: fˈɑrðɪŋgeɪɫ
noun
- (historical) A hooped structure in cloth worn to extend the skirt of women's dresses; a hooped petticoat.
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Examples of "farthingale" in Sentences
- He lives on the Farthingale estate in the cottage behind the maze.
- In form and function it is very similar to the earlier farthingale.
- The resonant quotation from the play falls to the wise old Farthingale.
- Her skirts were held in the proper shape by a farthingale or hoop skirt.
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