| It was all so long ago, even the word petticoat sounds like something from another era like farthingale or furbelow. |
| With a range of furnishings, from chiffonier, davenport and farthingale chairs to fauteuil and ottomans, aesthetes can choose from a wide range at the exhibition. |
| With a range of furnishings, from chiffonier, davenport and farthingale chairs to fauteuil and ottomans, aesthetes can choose from wide range at the exhibition. |
| The royal ladies appear as doll-like figures with their enormous coiffures and farthingale hoops. |
| Chairs without arms, called farthingale chairs, were introduced in the early 17th century to accommodate the wide skirts, called farthingales, that were popular at the time. |
| It was in Queen Anne's time that the bone was in its glory, the farthingale being then all the fashion. |
