Thesaurus: farthingale

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1. n. A hoop skirt or hoop petticoat, or other light, elastic material, used to extend the petticoat.
2. n. a hoop worn beneath a skirt to extend it horizontally; worn by European women in the 16th and 17th centuries
3. A hoop skirt or hoop petticoat, or other light, elastic material, used to extend the petticoat. We'll revel it as bravely as the best, . . . With ruffs and cuffs, and farthingales and things. Shak.
4. A hoop skirt or hoop petticoat, or other light, elasticmaterial, used to extend the petticoat.We'll revel it as bravely as the best, . . . With ruffs and cuffs,and farthingales and things. Shak.
5. n. a hoop worn beneath a skirt to extend it horizontally; worn by European women in the 16th and 17th centuries