Farthingale
11farthingale — n. hoop skirt (fashionable in the 1500 s) …
12farthingale — [ fα:δɪŋgeɪl] noun historical a hooped petticoat or circular pad of fabric formerly worn under women s skirts to extend and shape them. Origin C16: from Fr. verdugale, alt. of Sp. verdugado, from verdugo rod, stick …
13farthingale — n. Crinoline, hoop, hoop skirt …
14farthingale — far·thin·gale …
15farthingale — 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 …
16farthingale — /ˈfaðɪŋgeɪl/ (say fahdhinggayl) noun a kind of hoop skirt or framework for expanding a woman s skirt, worn in the 16th and 17th centuries. {Middle French verdugale, from Spanish verdugado, from verdugo shoot, rod} …
17farthingale — n. skirt or petticoat over hoops …
18farthingale — 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 …
19farthingale chair — noun Usage: often capitalized F : a broad seated chair without arms, current in England during the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I * * * an English chair of c1600 having no arms, a straight and low back, and a high seat. [1900 05] …
201550-1600 in fashion — Fashion in the period 1550 1600 in Western European clothing is characterized by increased opulence, the rise of the ruff, the expansion of the farthingale for women, and, for men, the disappearance of the codpiece.General trendsThe Spanish… …
