n.
Pronunciation: ' fär- th ə n- ˌ g ā l, - th i ŋ -
Function: noun
Etymology: modification of Middle French verdugale, from Old Spanish verdugado, from verdugo young shoot of a tree, from verde green, from Latin viridis ― more at VERDANT
Date: 1552
: a support (as of hoops) worn especially in the 16th century beneath a skirt to expand it at the hipline