hobble skirt
- noun
- Archaic
:
falda de hobble
- He dubbed himself the "King of Fashion," claimed credit for introducing the hobble skirt, and once said, "It was in the name of Liberty that I brought about my first revolution, by deliberately laying siege to the corset" (White 29).
Examples
-
In the early 20th century, many women wore a hobble skirt that made walking difficult due to its narrow hem.
-
With one hand he puts back the clock to the days of the hobble skirt and with the other, well, wait and see.
-
The museum exhibit featured several vintage dresses, including a stunning hobble skirt from the 1910s.
-
She struggled to navigate the crowded street in her elegant hobble skirt, which restricted her movements.
Synonyms
385
1.0
A piece of clothing that hangs from the waist and covers the legs
How Restrictive
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a skirt that restricts movement' is directly derivable from combining 'hobble' (to impede or restrict movement) with 'skirt' (a garment). This modifier–noun composition is literal and follows normal English word-formation patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Hobble skirt is named from the word hobble and the word skirt. In the 1910s some fashion makers made skirts very tight at the ankles so women had to take tiny steps and 'hobble', and that's why the name now means a long skirt that limits movement.