farthingale
noun
- a hoop, openwork frame, or circular pad worn under the skirt, about the hips, by women in the 16th and 17th cent.
- the skirt or petticoat worn over this
See farthingale in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(färˈÞĭn-gālˌ, -Þĭng-)
noun A support, such as a hoop, worn beneath a skirt to extend it horizontally from the waist, used by European women in the 16th and 17th centuries.
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