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• Farthingale — Far thin*gale, n. [OE. vardingale, fardingale, fr. OF. vertugale, verdugade, F. vertugade, vertugadin, from Sp. verdugado, being named from its hoops, fr. verdugo a young shoot of tree, fr. verde green, fr. L. viridis. See {Verdant}.] A hoop… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• farthingale — n. hist. a hooped petticoat or a stiff curved roll to extend a woman s skirt. Etymology: earlier vardingale, verd f. F verdugale f. Sp. verdugado f. verdugo rod …   Useful english dictionary

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• verdynggale — variant of vardingale Obs …   Useful english dictionary

• werdingale — var. farthingale, vardingale …   Useful english dictionary