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farthingale
[ fahr-thing-geyl ]
noun
- a hoop skirt or framework for expanding a woman's skirt, worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
farthingale
/ ˈfɑːðɪŋˌɡeɪl /
noun
- a hoop or framework worn under skirts, esp in the Elizabethan period, to shape and spread them
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Word History and Origins
Origin of farthingale1
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 -ade 1; so called from rod used to extend skirt
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Word History and Origins
Origin of farthingale1
C16: from French verdugale , from Old Spanish verdugado , from verdugo rod
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Example Sentences
Mistress Dorothy Farthingale is seated in the middle of the stage, reading a letter and occasionally sighing.
From Project Gutenberg
The scene is an apartment in the mansion of Sir Thomas Farthingale.
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