hoop-petticoat
11Hoop snake — Hoop Hoop, n. [OE. hope; akin to D. hoep, hoepel.] 1. A pliant strip of wood or metal bent in a circular form, and united at the ends, for holding together the staves of casks, tubs, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. A ring; a circular band; anything… …
12Hoop tree — Hoop Hoop, n. [OE. hope; akin to D. hoep, hoepel.] 1. A pliant strip of wood or metal bent in a circular form, and united at the ends, for holding together the staves of casks, tubs, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. A ring; a circular band; anything… …
13hoop — (n.) late 12c., probably from an unrecorded O.E. *hop, from P.Gmc. *hopa , a Low German Frisian word (Cf. O.Fris. hop, M.Du., Du. hoep hoop, O.N. hop a small bay ). As something someone jumps through (on horseback) as a circus trick, by 1793.… …
14hoop — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a circular band of metal, wood, etc., esp. for binding the staves of casks etc. or for forming part of a framework. 2 a a ring bowled along by a child. b a large ring usu. with paper stretched over it for circus performers to jump …
15hoop skirt — 1. a woman s skirt made to stand out and drape in a stiff bell like shape from the waist by an undergarment framework of flexible hoops connected by tapes. 2. the framework for such a skirt. Also called hoop. [1855 60, Amer.] * * * ▪ clothing… …
16hoop-skirt — n. Hoop, farthingale, crinoline, hoop petticoat …
17hoop — I. n. 1. Ring, circlet, band. 2. Farthingale, crinoline, hoop skirt, hoop petticoat. II. v. a. 1. Bind, fasten with hoops, put hoops upon or around. 2. Clasp, enclose, encircle, surround …
18hoop — n 1. ring, band, wheel, cordon, annulus; bracelet, circlet, armlet, collar; All Basketball. basket, Inf. ring, rim. 2. hoop skirt, crinoline, farthingale, hoop petticoat. v 3. circle, surround, encircle, ring; belt, girdle, gird, enclose, hedge… …
19petticoat narcissus — a narcissus, Narcissus bulbocodium, of southern France and Morocco, having solitary, yellow or white flowers with an enlarged cup. Also called hoop petticoat narcissus. * * * …
20petticoat narcissus — a narcissus, Narcissus bulbocodium, of southern France and Morocco, having solitary, yellow or white flowers with an enlarged cup. Also called hoop petticoat narcissus …
