hoop skirt

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.

the framework for such a skirt.

Nearby words

hoon, hoop, hoop back, hoop iron, hoop pine, hoop skirt, hoop snake, hoop-de-do, hoop-petticoat narcissus, hooper, hoopla

Origin of hoop skirt

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60

Also called hoop.

Examples from the Web for hoop skirt

The French designer presented a hoop-skirt gown that was turned up to reveal four little girls crouching underneath.
Jean Paul Gaultier’s Hoop Skirt Trick, Vanity Fair's Best Dressed Competition|The Fashion Beast Team|January 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
One stands up to allow a lemonade-seller to pass; she wears a hoop-skirt twelve feet in circumference.
The Blue-Grass Region of Kentucky|James Lane Allen
My hoop-skirt caught on one of the posts, and I fell sprawling into the yard.
Behind the Scenes|Elizabeth Keckley
A man once dived into your depths and brought up a horse collar and a hoop-skirt.
Rolling Stones|O. Henry

It was the days of the hoop-skirt and she just about filled the door, so that nobody might see past her.
The Adventures of Two Alabama Boys|H. J. Crumpton and Washington Bryan Crumpton
In one tent was a side-saddle, a neat pair of gaiters, and a hoop-skirt.
Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field|Thomas W. Knox