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Farthingale
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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(from the O. Fr. verdagalle, or vertugalle, a corruption of the Spanish name of the article, verdagado, from verdago, a rod or stick), a case or hoop, originally of bent rods, but afterwards made of whalebone, upon which were hung the voluminous skirts of a woman's dress. The fashion was introduced into England from Spain in the 16th century. In its most exaggerated shape, at the beginning of the 17th century, the top of the farthingale formed a flat circular surface projecting at right angles to the bodice (see Costume).
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Farthingale'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/f/farthingale.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Farthingale'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/f/farthingale.html. 1910.
