HOOPSKIRT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A skirt stiffened with hoops

Synonyms:

crinoline; hoopskirt

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("hoopskirt" is a kind of...):

skirt (a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women)

Meronyms (parts of "hoopskirt"):

hoop (a light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt)

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