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FARTHINGALE

\fˈɑːθɪŋɡˌe͡ɪl], \fˈɑːθɪŋɡˌe‍ɪl], \f_ˈɑː_θ_ɪ_ŋ_ɡ_ˌeɪ_l]\

Definitions of FARTHINGALE

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

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

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

A kind of crinoline made of whalebone for distending the dress, introduced by Queen Elizabeth.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Ancient kind of hooped skirt.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

n. [Old English] A hoop petticoat.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

A hoop, used to spread the petticoat.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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