verdynggale
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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… … Universalium
farthingale — far•thin•gale [[t]ˈfɑr ðɪŋˌgeɪl[/t]] n. clo a framework of hoops worn under a woman s skirt to expand it: popular in the 16th and 17th centuries • Etymology: 1545–55; earlier verdynggale < MF verdugale, alter. of OSp verdugado, der. of verdugo … From formal English to slang
