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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 far·thin·gale /ˈfɑrðənˌgel, ðɪŋ-/
 鯨骨圓環,用鯨骨圓環擴大的裙子

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Far·thin·gale n.  A hoop skirt or hoop petticoat, or other light, elastic material, used to extend the petticoat.
 We'll revel it as bravely as the best, . . .
 With ruffs and cuffs, and farthingales and things.   --Shak.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 farthingale
      n : a hoop worn beneath a skirt to extend it horizontally; worn
          by European women in the 16th and 17th centuries