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Costume > Underwear > Hoops, petticoats

Preferred term

Hoops, petticoats  

Definition

  • 18th c. shaping garments consisting of a series of concentric hoops of whalebone or bamboo; worn to add fullness to a skirt [AAT 94]; cf. Crinolines

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Hoop petticoats
  • Hoopskirts, petticoats
  • Petticoats, hoop
  • Underskirts, hoops

Notation

  • 117504

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-Z7RVSWBF-D

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