FARTHINGALE


Meaning of FARTHINGALE in English

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

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