Main Entry: far·thin·gale

Pronunciation: \ˈfär-thən-ˌgāl, -thiŋ-\

Function: noun

Etymology: modification of Middle French verdugale, from Old Spanish verdugado, from verdugo young shoot of a tree, from verde green, from Latin viridis — more at verdant

Date: 1552

: a support (as of hoops) worn especially in the 16th century beneath a skirt to expand it at the hipline