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hoop skirts

hoop skirts is the plural of hoop skirt.

Meaning of hoop skirt

Noun

hoop skirt (plural hoop skirts)

  1. A women's 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 nylon.
    Synonyms:
    farthingale

Questions about hoop skirts

What is hoop skirts the plural of?
Hoop skirts is the plural of hoop skirt.

Words near hoop skirts in the dictionary

  1. hoop la
  2. hoop pine
  3. hoop pines
  4. hoop scoot tag
  5. hoop skirt
  6. hoop skirts
  7. hoop snake
  8. hoop snakes
  9. hoop-jumper
  10. hoop-jumpers
  11. hoop-la

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