transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfär-thən-ˌgāl, -thiŋ- ]
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