| 单词 | farthingale |
| 释义 | farthingale[ fahr-thing-geyl ] / ˈfɑr ðɪŋˌgeɪl / nouna hoop skirt or framework for expanding a woman's skirt, worn in the 16th and 17th centuries. Origin of farthingale1545–55; earlier verdynggale<Middle French verdugale, alteration of Old Spanish verdugado, equivalent to verdug(o) tree-shoot, rod (verd(e) green (<Latin viridis) + -ugo noun suffix) + -ado-ade1; so called from rod used to extend skirt Words nearby farthingalefart, farther, farthermost, farthest, farthing, farthingale, farthingale chair, fartlek, Faruk I, Far West, FAS Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for farthingalefarthingale / (ˈfɑːðɪŋˌɡeɪl) / nouna hoop or framework worn under skirts, esp in the Elizabethan period, to shape and spread them Word Origin for farthingaleC16: from French verdugale, from Old Spanish verdugado, from verdugo rod Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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