A petticoat or skirt stiffened and expanded by hoops of whalebone, cane, hoop-steel, or the like. (See hoop, n.1 6.)
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| 释义 | the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > underwear > [noun] > underskirt > stiffened or expanded (5) hoop-petticoat1711 A petticoat or skirt stiffened and expanded by hoops of whalebone, cane, hoop-steel, or the like. (See hoop, n.1 6.) hooped petticoat1712 = hoop-petticoat, n. 1. crinoline1847 A stiffened petticoat or underskirt made with this material, designed to support the skirts of a woman’s dress; (hence) a rigid petticoat worn for… hoop-skirt1857 = hoop-petticoat, n.; also figurative. Malakoff1861 A crinoline. Obsolete. |
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