hoopskirt

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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

nounhoopskirt (plural hoopskirts)

plural hoopskirts

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of hoop skirt.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna skirt stiffened with hoops

Similar
crinoline
Broader
skirt
Also see
crinoline

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

hoopskirt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hoopskirt

MLA

“hoopskirt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hoopskirt. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hoopskirt,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hoopskirt.

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