Found 2 items, similar to Farthingale.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: farthingale farthingale n : a hoop worn beneath a skirt to extend it horizontally; worn by European women in the 16th and 17th centuries
English → English (gcide) Definition: Farthingale 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 skirt or hoop petticoat, or other light, elastic material, used to extend the petticoat. [1913 Webster] We'll revel it as bravely as the best, . . . With ruffs and cuffs, and farthingales and things. --Shak. [1913 Webster]