farthingale
noun/ˈfɑːðɪŋɡeɪl/
/ˈfɑːrðɪŋɡeɪl/
- in the past, a thick piece of material or set of large rings worn under a woman’s skirt to give it a wide round shapeWord Originearly 16th cent. (formerly also as vardingale): from French verdugale, alteration of Spanish verdugado, from verdugo ‘rod, stick’, from verde ‘green’.
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