Meaning Of The Word Hoop-skirt

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hoop skirt in American English
a skirt worn over a framework of hoops that makes the skirt spread out
noun: a woman's skirt made to stand out and drape in a stiff bell-like shape from the waist by an undergarment framework of flexible hoops connected by tapes

hoop-skirt in British English
noun: a skirt that has hoops made of bone or metal, etc fastened inside it to make it stiff and full

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