Farthingale

[fɑ:ðiŋgeil]

(noun.) a hoop worn beneath a skirt to extend it horizontally; worn by European women in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Typed by Bernadine--From WordNet

(n.) A hoop skirt or hoop petticoat, or other light, elastic material, used to extend the petticoat.

Checked by Groves

n. Crinoline, hoop, hoop-skirt.

Editor: Nicolas

n. a kind of crinoline of whalebone for distending women's dress.

Typist: Sonia