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HOOPSKIRT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hoopskirt mean?
• HOOPSKIRT (noun)
The noun HOOPSKIRT has 1 sense:
1. a skirt stiffened with hoops
Familiarity information: HOOPSKIRT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A skirt stiffened with hoops
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
crinoline; hoopskirt
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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