hoop skirt
See also: hoopskirt
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hoop skirt (plural hoop skirts)
- 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.
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undergarment
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- hoop skirt on Wikipedia.Wikipedia