- Vardingale
- VARDINGALEHooped petticoat of Elizabeth's reign (see Farthingale)
Dictionary of the English textile terms. 2014.
Vardingale
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Farthingale — Far thin*gale, n. [OE. vardingale, fardingale, fr. OF. vertugale, verdugade, F. vertugade, vertugadin, from Sp. verdugado, being named from its hoops, fr. verdugo a young shoot of tree, fr. verde green, fr. L. viridis. See {Verdant}.] A hoop… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
farthingale — n. hist. a hooped petticoat or a stiff curved roll to extend a woman s skirt. Etymology: earlier vardingale, verd f. F verdugale f. Sp. verdugado f. verdugo rod … Useful english dictionary
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werdingale — var. farthingale, vardingale … Useful english dictionary
