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# farthingale

noun (farthingales)

«farthingale» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A farthingale was a frame or hoop worn under a long skirt to make it stand out, worn by ladies long ago. (old use) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/farthingale/#m1)

### In the lessons

in old stories a farthingale shows a lady's rich old-fashioned dress

### Examples

- She was dressed in a ruff and a farthingale. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/farthingale/#x1)
- The farthingale made her skirt stand out wide. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/farthingale/#x2)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «farthingale» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/farthingale/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«farthingale» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/farthingale.html) on Mova free.