FARTHINGALE Definition & Meaning

farthingale

[ fahr-thing-geyl ]

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noun

a hoop skirt or framework for expanding a woman's skirt, worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.

farthingale

/ ˈ��ɑːðɪŋˌɡ��ɪ�� /

noun

a hoop or framework worn under skirts, esp in the Elizabethan period, to shape and spread them

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of farthingale¹

1545–55; earlier verdynggale < Middle French verdugale, alteration of Old Spanish verdugado, equivalent to verdug ( o ) tree-shoot, rod ( verd ( e ) green (< Latin viridis ) + -ugo noun suffix) + -ado -ade ¹; so called from rod used to extend skirt

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of farthingale¹

C16: from French verdugale , from Old Spanish verdugado , from verdugo rod

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The farthingale sleeve is made from a thick cotton material called fustian, stitched with 14 casings of linen each containing a hoop of baleen, also known as whalebone.

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Freed from the hassle of manipulating doublets and farthingales, the performers can move naturally and easily.

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The bright and complex costumes, with some characters in apparel like Elizabethan farthingales, are equally picturesque.

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Titania is first seen in a frothy farthingale.

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So we have the underskirts, overskirts, stockings, bodice, farthingale, corset, wig, gloves, fan, jewelry.

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