(historical)a hooped petticoat or circular pad of fabric around the hips, formerly worn under women's skirts to extend and shape them (史)(旧时妇女穿的)撑环衬裙,裙架
语源
early 16th cent. (formerly also as vardingale): from French verdugale, alteration of Spanish verdugado, from verdugo 'rod, stick', from verde 'green'