Farthingale, or FARDINGALE (Old Fr. vertugalle, from Span. vertugada, 'a hooped petticoat'). See CRINOLINE.
Farthingale
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Farthingale, or FARDINGALE (Old Fr. vertugalle, from Span. vertugada, 'a hooped petticoat'). See CRINOLINE.