puffball skirt

English

Etymology

puffball + skirt

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)t

Noun

puffball skirt (plural puffball skirts)

  1. A skirt whose hemline curves inwards and upwards, somewhat resembling a puffball mushroom.
    Synonym: bubble skirt
    • 2017 October 2, Jess Cartner-Morle, “Stella McCartney lays waste to disposable fashion in Paris”, in the Guardian:
      French taffeta evening separates – a puffball skirt, and a ruffled blouse – were pressed flat to drag them up to date.

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