farthingale

== English == === Alternative forms === fardingale, vardingale, verdingall, verdugal === Etymology === Hobson-Jobson of earlier forms vardingale, etc., borrowed from Middle French verdugale, from Spanish verdugado, from verdugo (“rod”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɑːðɪŋɡeɪl/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɑɹðɪŋɡeɪl/ Hyphenation: far‧thin‧gale === Noun === farthingale (plural farthingales) (historical) A hooped structure in cloth worn to extend the skirt of women's dresses; a hooped petticoat. Synonym: hoop skirt ==== Derived terms ==== farthingale chair ==== Translations ====