puffball skirt

English

Etymology

puffball +‎ skirt

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)t

Noun

puffball skirt (plural puffball skirts)

1. A skirt whose hemline curves inwards and upwards, somewhat resembling a puffball mushroom.

   Synonym: bubble skirt

   • 2017 October 2, Jess Cartner-Morle, “Stella McCartney lays waste to disposable fashion in Paris”, in the Guardian‎^[1]:

     French taffeta evening separates – a puffball skirt, and a ruffled blouse – were pressed flat to drag them up to date.

Translations

a skirt whose hemline curves inwards and upwards

• Irish: sciorta bolgach m