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hoopskirt

hoopskirt is the alternative spelling 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

Forms of hoopskirt

pluralhoopskirts

Questions about hoopskirt

What is hoopskirt the alternative spelling of?
Hoopskirt is the alternative spelling of hoop skirt.

Words near hoopskirt in the dictionary

  1. hoopoo
  2. hoopoop
  3. hoopoops
  4. hoopoos
  5. hoops
  6. hoopskirt
  7. hoopskirts
  8. hoopster
  9. hoopsters
  10. hoopstick
  11. hoopsticks

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hoopskirt (page history and authors); hoop skirt (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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