hoop skirts

A form of hoop skirt — A women's undergarment worn in various historical periods to hold the skirt extended into a fashionable shape, typically consisting of a fabric petticoat with casings to hold a stiffening material, variously rope, osiers, whalebone, steel, or nylon.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of hoop skirt
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