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Meaning of "hobble skirt" in the English dictionary

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOBBLE SKIRT

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Hobble skirt is a noun.
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WHAT DOES HOBBLE SKIRT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

hobble skirt

Hobble skirt

A hobble skirt was a skirt with a narrow enough hem to significantly impede the wearer's stride, and was a short-lived fashion trend around the turn of the twentieth century and the early 1910s. The name was given in reference to the device used to restrain, or hobble, horses. A knee-long corset was also used to achieve this effect. A dress consisting of such skirt was called a hobble dress.

Definition of hobble skirt in the English dictionary

The definition of hobble skirt in the dictionary is a long skirt, popular between 1910 and 1914, cut so narrow at the ankles that it hindered walking.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOBBLE SKIRT

hobbies
hobbing
hobbish
Hobbism
Hobbist
hobbit
hobbitry
hobble
hobblebush
hobbledehoy
hobbledehoydom
hobbledehoyhood
hobbledehoyish
hobbledehoyism
hobbler
hobblingly
Hobbs
hobby

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOBBLE SKIRT

ballet skirt
bit of skirt
dirndl skirt
divided skirt
foreskirt
grass skirt
hoop-skirt
hula skirt
microskirt
midiskirt
miniskirt
overskirt
pencil skirt
ra-ra skirt
rah-rah skirt
skirt
slit skirt
split skirt
underskirt
upskirt

Synonyms and antonyms of hobble skirt in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «hobble skirt» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOBBLE SKIRT

Find out the translation of hobble skirt to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hobble skirt from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hobble skirt» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蹒跚裙
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

falda de cojera
570 millions of speakers

English

hobble skirt
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लंगड़ाना स्कर्ट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تنورة العقال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

хромать юбка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

saia hobble
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হাব্বল স্কার্ট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

jupe hobble
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hobble skirt
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Humpelrock
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ホブルスカート
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

절름 거림 스커트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hobble rok
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

váy sự trở ngại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

களிமண் பாவாடை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

झुबकेदार स्कर्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Hobble etek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gonna hobble
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kuśtykać spódnica
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кульгати спідниця
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fusta șchiopăteze
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στενή φούστα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

eed romp
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hobble kjol
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hinke skjørt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hobble skirt

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOBBLE SKIRT»

The term «hobble skirt» is normally little used and occupies the 136.772 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOBBLE SKIRT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hobble skirt

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOBBLE SKIRT»

Discover the use of hobble skirt in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hobble skirt and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
As Seen in Vogue: A Century of American Fashion in Advertising
The contours of the hobble skirt were tapered from the hips to the ankles in such an extreme line — some with barely more than a twelve-inch opening at the hem — that women had to walk in short, mincing steps, or as some cartoonists ...
Daniel Delis Hill, 2007
2
At the Forks of the Grand
In the Star- Transcript of June 26, 1914, Rufus Layton, a local lawyer, after approving the hobble-skirt, went on to deprecate the taboo against revealing any part of the female leg, or even of enunciating the word in polite conversation: We all ...
Donald Alexander Smith, Paris Public Library Board (Ont.), 1956
3
Hobble Skirt
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Frederic P Miller, Agnes F Vandome, John McBrewster, 2011
4
Couture Sewing Techniques
One of the most controversial styles was French couturier Paul Poiret's hobble skirt, which he introduced in 1910. It was so narrow—only 12 in. wide below the knees—that to avoid splitting the seams, a woman wore a hobble garter, or strap of ...
Claire B. Shaeffer, 2011
5
The Wicked Waltz and Other Scandalous Dances: Outrage at ...
Some articles of the day suggest that trotting dances were initially shaped by the short, jerky steps that women had to utilize while wearing a hobble skirt. Fashion icon Irene Castle initially wore a hobble skirt herself while dancing, but found it ...
Mark Knowles, 2009
6
Framed: The New Woman Criminal in British Culture at the Fin ...
The Suffragettes and the Hobble Skirt (1910) depicted a “persecuted man” who “ gives women hobble skirts and they are jailed” (Gifford no. 02588). The hobble skirt, popular 1910–14, was so narrow that it impeded walking; the ‹lm suggests,  ...
Elizabeth Carolyn Miller, 2008
7
Los Angeles Railway Yellow Cars
Jim Walker. This center-entrance type streetcar, given the inelegant nickname " Sowbelly" because of its under-slung profile "midships," was the result of the hobble-skirt craze, which required lower entrances for ladies. The first center- entrance ...
Jim Walker, 2007
8
Pencil Skirt: Skirt, Hobble Skirt, Suit (Clothing), High ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. A pencil skirt is a skirt with a straight and narrow cut, worn by women.
Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken, 2010
9
Popular Mechanics
HOPPLES FOR THE HOBBLE- SKIRTED The hobble skirt is very much inclined to bag at the knees in somewhat the same manner as do trousers, but, whereas the only remedy for the latter is continual pressing, an ingenious European has ...
10
Edwardian England: A Guide to Everyday Life, 1900-1914:
... had itsroots intheearly1880s, whenfashion placed emphasis on the posterior hidden beneath aneat,erotic bustle. However, it wasn't until skirts began to narrow once more circa 1908/09 when the true “hobble skirt” made its appearance.
Evangeline Holland, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOBBLE SKIRT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hobble skirt is used in the context of the following news items.
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Designers Reimagine Coca-Cola's Iconic Contours
In 1915, Coca-Cola changed the beverage industry with the introduction of their “hobble skirt” design. The name was coined after observers of ... «PSFK, Jul 15»
2
The "look" of the season is a thing of the past
Of course, throughout the 20th century, the way women dressed was governed by trends — from the hobble skirt of the 1910s, a Paris invention ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
3
Q&A with the designer behind 'RuPaul's Drag Race' star Violet …
... and then after heavy marinating the final vision comes pretty much complete, creating a narrow hobble skirt bottom to the broad dripping wing ... «The GA Voice, May 15»
4
Skirting the issue
Take, for instance, the story of the hobble skirt introduced by Henry Poiret in 1908 to get rid of French women's billowing petticoats and ... «Otago Daily Times, May 15»
5
How Coca-Cola's “It's the Real Thing” Ads Changed Advertising …
Each holds a green glass hobble skirt bottle in their right hand, one branded in English script, the next in Arabic, another in Thai. “I'd like to buy ... «Slate Magazine, May 15»
6
Balenciaga — Paris Fashion Week AW15 show report
... sleeves gently ballooned from the shoulder, and Wang had resurrected the hobble skirt, a long sheath of fabric that swelled at the waist and ... «Financial Times, Mar 15»
7
A Tale of Two Dresses
I tried on a long velvet hobble skirt (how did they walk in those things?) and scads of hats: fascinators, hats with feathers, and a few 1940s ... «East Hampton Star, Feb 15»
8
Mary Katrantzou
From the moment when Jamie Bochert shuffled onto the catwalk in a molded tank top and a gray knit hobble skirt, Belle Époque writ now, the ... «Style.com, Feb 15»
9
The story behind the world's first robot zipper
In one test, Whiton put Zipperbot in a form-fitting hobble skirt. When the hobble skirt-wearer began to walk, Zipperbot detected the motion and ... «Mashable, Feb 15»
10
Living west of the tracks in Ogden was a pain in the 1890s
“Law may pursue the Ogden girl with the hobble skirt” was a Jan. 17, 1914 Standard headline. An Ogden judge, V.C. Gunnell of the juvenile ... «Standard-Examiner, Feb 15»

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