farthingale

• n. 鲸骨圆环；用鲸骨圆环扩大的裙子

来自西班牙语verdugo, 杆，词源同verdure,绿枝，青翠的草木。在古代用做妇女的大裙子的裙撑。

farthingale (n.)

contrivance for extending the skirts of women's dresses, formerly also vardingale, etc., 1550s, from Middle French verdugale, from Spanish verdugado "hooped, hooped skirt," from verdugo "rod, stick, young shoot of a tree," from verde "green," from Latin viridis (see verdure). Originally made with cane hoops or rods. The form perhaps influenced by martingale.

1. Margaret pinned up her kirtle and farthingale, for the road was wet.

因为路很湿,玛格丽特把她的马甲和裙子挽起用别针别紧.

来自辞典例句