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| far·thin·gale [ fring gàyl ] (plural far·thin·gales) |
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structure supporting skirt: a structure worn under the skirt by women in the late 16th and early 17th centuries to give it the shape of a cone, bell, or drum
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| [Early 16th century. Via Old French verdugale< Spanish verdugado< verdugo "rod, stick"] |
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