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- n a hoop worn beneath a skirt to extend it horizontally; worn by European women in the 16th and 17th centuries
- Then again, model Agyness Deyn was spotted recently in a leather ruff and farthingale by British designer Gareth Pugh.
- Says a married chick to a dastard who is fumbling with her farthingale: "I think I'll go put on something a little more comfortable, like my husband.