单词 | farthingale |
释义 | farthingale /fahr"dhing gayl'/, n. a hoop skirt or framework for expanding a woman's skirt, worn in the 16th and 17th centuries. [1545-55; earlier verdynggale < MF verdugale, alter. of OSp verdugado, equiv. to verdug(o) tree-shoot, rod (verd(e) green ( < L viridis) + -ugo n. suffix) + -ado -ADE1; so called from rod used to extend skirt] |
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