farthingale

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A hooped structure in cloth worn to extend the skirt of women's dresses; a hooped petticoat.

/ˈfɑːðɪŋɡeɪl/ /ˈfɑɹðɪŋɡeɪl/

farthingale farthingales fardingale vardingale verdingall verdugal

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

hoop skirt

farthingale chair

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