hoop-petticoat

  • 21hoop skirt — petticoat that has a rigid hoop in it and causes a skirt to fall in a bell like shape …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 22Bulge hoop — 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… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 23Chine hoop — 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… …

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  • 24Flat hoop — 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… …

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  • 25Half-round hoop — 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… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 26Quarter hoop — 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… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 27Hoop skirt — A hoop skirt or hoopskirt is a women s undergarment worn in various periods to hold the skirt extended into a fashionable shape.Hoop skirts typically consist of a fabric petticoat with casings to hold a stiffening material, variously rope, osiers …

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  • 28hoop skirt — noun A womens undergarment worn in various historical periods to hold the skirt extended into a fashionable shape, typically consisting of a fabric petticoat with casings to hold a stiffening material, variously rope, osiers, whalebone, steel, or …

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  • 29hoop — noun 1》 a rigid circular band, especially one used for binding the staves of barrels or forming a framework.     ↘a large ring used as a toy or for circus performers to jump through.     ↘historical a circle of flexible material used to expand a… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 30petticoat — n 1. half slip, slip, shift, underskirt, skirt, hoop skirt, farthingale, crinoline; undergarment, underwear, lingerie. 2.Informal. woman, lady, female, young lady, girl, mademoiselle, miss, young woman, Inf. filly, Sl. chick. adj 3. feminine,… …

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