farthingale
[ fahr-th ing-geyl ]
/ ˈfɑr ðɪŋˌgeɪl /
noun
a hoop skirt or framework for expanding a woman's skirt, worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Origin of farthingale
1545–55; earlier
verdynggale < Middle French
verdugale, alteration of Old Spanish
verdugado, equivalent to
verdug(o) tree-shoot, rod (
verd(e) green (< Latin
viridis) +
-ugo noun suffix) +
-ado
-ade1; so called from rod used to extend skirt
Words nearby farthingale
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British Dictionary definitions for farthingale
farthingale
/ (ˈfɑːðɪŋˌɡeɪl) /
noun
a hoop or framework worn under skirts, esp in the Elizabethan period, to shape and spread them
Word Origin for farthingale
C16: from French
verdugale, from Old Spanish
verdugado, from
verdugo rod