HyperDic: farthingale

English > 1 sense of the word farthingale:
NOUNartifactfarthingalea hoop worn beneath a skirt / skirt to extend it horizontally
farthingale > pronunciation
Soundsfaa'rdhihnggey.l
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English > farthingale: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA hoop worn beneath a skirt / skirt to extend it horizontally; worn by European women in the 16th and 17th centuries.
BroaderhoopA light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt / skirt
Spanishverdugado

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