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1. (n.) farthingale
a framework of hoops worn under a woman's skirt to expand it: popular in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Etymology: (1545–55; earlier verdynggale < MF verdugale, alter. of OSp verdugado, der. of verdugo tree shoot, rod, der. of verde green < L viridis)
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1. (noun) farthingale
a hoop worn beneath a skirt to extend it horizontally; worn by European women in the 16th and 17th centuries
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1. (noun) farthingale
a hoop skirt or hoop petticoat, or other light, elastic material, used to extend the petticoat
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