puffball skirt

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Etymology

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From puffball +‎ skirt.

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Noun

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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.

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