English Explanatory Dictionary

hoop skirt

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A women's undergarment worn in various historical periods to hold the skirt extended into a fashionable shape, typically consisting of a fabric petticoat with casings to hold a stiffening material, variously rope, osiers, whalebone, steel, or nylon.

Word forms

hoop skirt hoop skirts hoopskirt

Synonyms

farthingale
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