verdingall

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/ˈvɜː(ɹ)dɪŋˌɡɔːl/

A form of farthingale — A hooped structure in cloth worn to extend the skirt of women's dresses; a hooped petticoat.

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Meanings

nounverdingall (plural not attested)
  1. no pluralobsoleteObsolete form of farthingale.

    Her long slit sleeves, stiff busk, puff verdingall, / Is all that makes her thus angelical.

    1599, W. Kinsayder or Theriomastix [pseudonyms; John Marston], The Scourge of Villanie. […], London: […] I[ames] R[oberts], →OCLC; republished as G[eorge] B[agshawe] Harrison, editor, The Scourge of Villanie (The Bodley Head Quartos; 13), London: John Lane, The Bodley Head […]; New York, N.Y.: E[dward] P[ayson] Dutton & Company, 1925, →OCLC
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