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Noun Concept
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hoop
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A light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt WordNet 3.0
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A light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A circle, or combination of circles, of thin whalebone, metal, or other elastic material, used for expanding the skirts of ladies' dresses; (hence, by extension) a hoop petticoat or hoop skirt. Wiktionary
Circle used for expanding the skirts of ladies' dresses. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
skeleton
PART OF
hoopskirt
HAS KIND
farthingale
pannier
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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hoop
Wiktionary
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hoop

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