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farthingale

fart·hin·gale

UK/ˈfɑːðɪŋɡeɪl/ US/ˈfɑɹðɪŋɡeɪl/ uncommon

noun

1.

a hoop worn beneath a skirt to extend it horizontally; worn by European women in the 16th and 17th centuries

Origin

Hobson-Jobson of earlier forms vardingale, etc., borrowed from Middle French verdugale, from Spanish verdugado, from verdugo (“rod”).

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