ALL meanings of farthingale
far·thin·gale
F f - noun farthingale A hooped petticoat or circular pad of fabric around the hips, formerly worn under women’s skirts to extend and shape them. 1
- noun farthingale a hoop skirt or framework for expanding a woman's skirt, worn in the 16th and 17th centuries. 1
- noun farthingale a hoop or framework worn under skirts, esp in the Elizabethan period, to shape and spread them 0
- noun farthingale a hoop, openwork frame, or circular pad worn under the skirt, about the hips, by women in the 16th and 17th cent. 0
- noun farthingale the skirt or petticoat worn over this 0
- noun farthingale (now historical) A hooped structure in cloth worn to extend the skirt of women's dresses; a hooped petticoat. 0