verdingall

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɜː(ɹ)dɪŋˌɡɔːl/

Noun

verdingall (plural not attested)

1. Obsolete form of farthingale.
   • 1599, W. Kinsayder or Theriomastix [pseudonyms; John Marston], The Scourge of Villanie. […], London: […] I[ames] R[oberts], →OCLC; republished as G[eorge] B[agshawe] Harrison, editor, The Scourge of Villanie (The Bodley Head Quartos; 13), London: John Lane, The Bodley Head […]; New York, N.Y.: E[dward] P[ayson] Dutton & Company, 1925, →OCLC:

     Her long slit sleeves, stiff busk, puff verdingall, / Is all that makes her thus angelical.

References

• “verdingale”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.