farthingale
noun /ˈfɑːðɪŋɡeɪl/
/ˈfɑːrðɪŋɡeɪl/
- in the past, a thick piece of material or set of large rings worn under a woman’s skirt to give it a wide round shape
过去，在女人的裙子下戴上一块厚厚的材料或一套大戒指，以使其具有较宽的圆形 词源early 16th cent. (formerly also as vardingale): from French verdugale, alteration of Spanish verdugado, from verdugo ‘rod, stick’, from verde ‘green’.